# Accident 19890930039939A: Piper PA18, Mcgrath, AK, September 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1989, 19:00 local time
- Place: Mcgrath, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9564° N, 155.5958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McGrath, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9564&lon=-155.5958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4579A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4579A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC89LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890930039939A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT NOT CHOCKED OR TIED,ACCELERATED OFF THE UNIMPROVED STRIP. PILOT UNABLE CATCH AIRCRAFT

## 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 ANC89LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA180), Oct 1, 1989: Piper PA-18 (N4579A), Windy Fork, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT.

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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