# Accident 19890911034409A: Piper PA18150, Trading Bay, AK, September 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Trading Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3680Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3680Z) (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 O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 124 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911034409A

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL STRUCK A LOG ON TAKEOFF CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ELEVATOR AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 ANC89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA162), Sep 12, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N3680Z), Trading Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR HIS INTENDED LANDING AREA. WET TERRAIN/HYDROPLANING CONDITIONS IN THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AREA AND AN OBJECT (STUMP) CONTRIBUTED TO THE OCCURRENCE.

## Other reports on N3680Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19931003038469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003038469A), Oct 3, 1993: Piper PA18180 (N3680Z), Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. During taxi for takeoff wind gust picked up a wing. Lost control. Veered off runway over an embankment.

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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