# Accident 19890830033069A: Piper PA18A150, Talkeetna, AK, August 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPOC
- Location: 62.4505° N, 149.7892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4505&lon=-149.7892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150LT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150LT-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890830033069A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER LANDING DOWNWIND ON A SHORT ROUGH STRIP AND VISION IMPAIRED BY RAIN ON WINDSHIELD.

## 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 ANC89LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA152), Aug 31, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N150LT), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PLT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE ROUGH TERRAIN, RAIN, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, TAILWIND, GUSTS, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF BRAKES.

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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