# Accident 19890818030499A: Piper PA19, Anchorage, AK, August 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1989, 19:13 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1905° N, 149.9402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1905&lon=-149.9402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5417H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5417H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-19 (registry code 7101902, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA19
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 160 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890818030499A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT FROM WATER RUNWAY. STRUCK TREE, WIRES AND CURB,LANDING ON STREET. WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 ANC89FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA143), Aug 19, 1989: Piper PA-19 (N5417H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: OPERATION WITH A KNOWN DEFICIENCY IN THE AIRCRAFT AND WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL DUE TO INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: LACK OF SUITABLE…

## Other reports on N5417H (1)

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

- [Accident 20050122001029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050122001029A), Jan 22, 2005: Piper PA19 (N5417H), Flat Lake, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft struck snow bern on takeoff ground roll while attempting takeoff from small cleared area of frozen lake. Aircraft sustained substantial damage.…

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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