# Accident 19890910034499A: Piper PA18150, Wood River, AK, September 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Wood River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4099E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4099E) (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: 4,000 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034499A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED A GRAVEL BAR IN SEVERE GUSTY WIND. UNABLE TO OUTCLLIMB A DOWNDRAFT. STRUCK SEVERAL TREES BEFORE STOPPING.

## 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 ANC89LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA163), Sep 11, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N4099E), Wood River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: INNADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT. THE WIND CONDITIONS, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND TREES WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## Other reports on N4099E (2)

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

- [Incident 20170424005219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170424005219I), Apr 24, 2017: Piper PA-18-150 (N4099E), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Upon landing on slushy snow at an off-airport area in the bush, aircraft propeller struck a snow berm and one blade broke off and separated from the aircraft.…
- [Incident 19860921052539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860921052539I), Sep 21, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N4099E), North Pole, AK, Minor damage. Propeller struck log on gravel bar during takeoff roll. Aborted takeoff. Picked up by police helicopter.

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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