# Accident 19890918035849A: Piper PA18105SPEC, Port Moller, AK, September 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Port Moller, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9886° N, 160.5769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Moller, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9886&lon=-160.5769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7124K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7124K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105SPEC
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918035849A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED AREA OF SEVERE TURBULENCE TO DROP SURVIVAL GEAR TO A BOATING ACCIDENT. UNABLE TO OVERCOME DOWNDRAFT.

## 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 ANC89LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA172), Sep 19, 1989: Piper PA-18-105 (N7124K), Port Moller, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S SELF INDUCED PRESSURE AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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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