# Accident 19890121001029A: Piper PA18150, Girdwood, AK, January 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Girdwood, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.9004° N, 148.9091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9004&lon=-148.9091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4280Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4280Z) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890121001029A

## Narrative

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

LANDED UPSLOPE ON A GLACIER, TURNING TO TAKEOFF DOWNSLOPE BEGAN SLIDING RIGHT SKI DUG IN COLLAPSING THE GEAR.

## 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 ANC89LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA036), Jan 21, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N4280Z), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A SLOPED TERRAIN THAT WAS TOO STEEP FOR A SAFE OPERATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DOWNHILL, ICY…

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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