# Accident 19890817035429A: Piper PA18A150, Copper Center, AK, August 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Copper Center, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6807° N, 145.1408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6807&lon=-145.1408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3877P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3877P) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890817035429A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON A WHEEL LANDING LOST CONTROL CAME DOWN ON PROPELLER AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC89LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA150), Aug 18, 1989: Piper PA-18A (N3877P), Copper Center, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING BY THE PILOT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN HE IMPROPERLY APPLIED HARD BRAKING DURING A WHEEL LANDING.

## Other reports on N3877P (1)

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

- [Accident 19920213002939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920213002939A), Feb 13, 1992: Piper PA18A150 (N3877P), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on short final. Landing on city street struck trees. Fuel tanks were empty.

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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