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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · King Salmon, AK · March 9, 1990

Date
March 9, 1990 · 14:00 local
Place
King Salmon, AK
Airport
King Salmon
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N42239
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC90LA038
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Continental C90*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Stalled turning final for landing area. Wing hit. Aircraft crashed on tundra.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED TURNING FINAL FOR LANDING AREA. WING HIT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TUNDRA.

NTSB investigation

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