# Accident 19890813030179A: Piper PA18150, Red Lake, AK, August 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Red Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N83622, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83622) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 611 total, 273 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813030179A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A REMOTE OFF AIRPORT MOUNTAIN RIDGE WHILE SHEEP HUNTING. RIGHT GEAR FELL INTO HOLE DAMAGING PROP AND 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 ANC89LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA142), Aug 13, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N83622), Red Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N83622 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950528014329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950528014329A), May 28, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N83622), Galena, AK, Substantial damage. First flight after winter. Got some water from sumps. Lost power on climbout nosed over landing. Water still in fuel
- [Incident 19791029053679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029053679I), Oct 29, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N83622), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing on frozen lake after landing. Airplane broke through ice and sank to the wings.

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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