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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Rainbow Lake, AK · June 19, 1989

Date: June 19, 1989 · 17:00 local
Place: Rainbow Lake, AK
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5087Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC89LA096
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 in this make and model

N5087YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7894 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Reported windshear on climbout on takeoff from a sandbar. A wing stalled and aircraft crashed into the lake.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED WINDSHEAR ON CLIMBOUT ON TAKEOFF FROM A SANDBAR. A WING STALLED AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE LAKE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC89LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRainbow Lake, AKPilot in command's failure to maintain an airspeed (angle of attack) that would preclude a stall.Jun 19, 1989 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5087Y · 4

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

Accident 19831201059779ATakeoff Ground Roll · Delta Junction, AKAircraft collided with a ridge of muskeg during takeoff run from a private strip.Dec 1, 1983 · Substantial damage Accident 19810816049679ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Fairbanks, AKSnow on airplane on takeoff from short gravel bar. Settled after lift off, struck a log pile.Aug 16, 1981 · Substantial damage Accident 19790905023409ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Eilson Afb, AKMade unscheduled landing on remote strip. Veered off runway into brush. Flipped over. Mud binding wheel.Sep 5, 1979 · Substantial damage Accident 19770905027939ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AKFloat eqpd. Hit submerged sand bar,nosed over.Sep 5, 1977 · Substantial damage