19891022042049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18A150 · Port Heiden, AK · October 22, 1989

Date
October 22, 1989 · 12:00 local
Place
Port Heiden, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N847DG
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC90LA007
Reported as
Piper PA18A150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total300 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crashed while maneuvering at 100 feet AGL. Lost control in steep turn and descended onto a beach area.

As the FAA filed it

CRASHED WHILE MANEUVERING AT 100 FEET AGL. LOST CONTROL IN STEEP TURN AND DESCENDED ONTO A BEACH AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.