# Accident 19880909037999A: Piper PA18150, Iliamna, AK, September 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1988, 13:45 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7568° N, 154.9111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Iliamna, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7568&lon=-154.9111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1759P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1759P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC88LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880909037999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSED OVER ON TAKEOFF AFTER WHEELS HIT A SOFT SPOT ON THE UNIMPROVED LANDING STRIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC88LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88LA131), Sep 9, 1988: Piper PA-18 (N1759P), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1759P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820423013759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820423013759A), Apr 23, 1982: Piper PA18150 (N1759P), Hardin, MT, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during landing on soft sod runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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