# Accident 19890610015149A: Piper PA18, Knik River, AK, June 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1989, 12:10 local time
- Place: Knik River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4619° N, 149.0074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knik River, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4619&lon=-149.0074&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7291K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7291K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 707 total, 341 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890610015149A

## Narrative

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

A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OVER AS IT WAS BACK TAXIING ON A SANDBAR.

## 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 ANC89LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA087), Jun 10, 1989: Piper PA-18-100 (N7291K), Knik River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE GROUND BY PROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING GUSTING WINDS.

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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