# Accident 19890831033669A: Piper PA18150, Trading Bay, AK, August 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Trading Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0792° N, 151.1590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0792&lon=-151.1590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4482E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4482E) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890831033669A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN GRASSY AREA ON A MUD FLAT TO GO FISHING. STRUCK A HIDDEN LOG AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 ANC89LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA158), Sep 1, 1989: Piper PA-18-150 (N4482E), Trading Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN (LANDING AREA) BY THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: IMPROPER INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OTHER PERSONNEL AND A HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION (LOG) IN TALL VEGETATION (GRASS).

## Other reports on N4482E (1)

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

- [Accident 19860415011999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860415011999A), Apr 15, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N4482E), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing.

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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