# Incident 19890318016539I: Piper PA18A150, Sparrevohn, AK, March 18, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1031° N, 155.5775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1031&lon=-155.5775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4996V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4996V-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 650 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890318016539I

## Narrative

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

SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT HIT A MOUND OF SNOW COVERED ICE ON LANDING COLLAPSING LEFT MAIN GEAR. NO FERRY PERMIT.

## Other reports on N4996V (2)

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

- [Accident 19990807011189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990807011189A), Aug 7, 1999: Piper PA18A150 (N4996V), Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft crashed under unknown circumstances while enroute to a hunting camp 20 miles east of galbraith lake, the wreckage was located inverted and burned, the…
- [Incident 19940826035909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940826035909I), Aug 26, 1994: Piper PA18A150 (N4996V), Galbraith Lake, AK, Minor damage. Hard landing due high sink rate in gusty wind. Right hydraulic shock absorber failed. Safety cable held.

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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