# Accident 19890518013549A: Piper STCPA18, Fairbanks, AK, May 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7761D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7761D) (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 STCPA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 303 total, 260 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890518013549A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM A LAKE IN VARIABLE GUSTY WIND. BECAME AIRBORNE TOO LATE AND HIT SHORE. HAD FLAPS FULL DOWN.

## 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 ANC89LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA073), May 18, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N7761D), Harding Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE GUSTY/VARIABLE WIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N7761D (2)

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

- [Accident 20050912020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050912020049A), Sep 12, 2005: Piper PA18A150 (N7761D), Nenana, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft flipped over after landing on soft tundra strip. [privacy data omitted] Amendment to follow.
- [Incident 20010313003099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010313003099I), Mar 13, 2001: Piper PA18A150 (N7761D), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot receiving his second lesson in a ski equipped PA-18 taxied the aircraft to the hold line. CFI in the rear seat did not have a clear view…

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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