# Accident 19900401008559A: Piper STCPA18, Kodiak, AK, April 1, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7899° N, 152.3997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7899&lon=-152.3997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6981B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6981B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900401008559A

## Narrative

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

WING HIT A TREE CAUSING A CRASH WHILE TRYING TO LAND ON A NARROW BEACH.

## 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 ANC90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA048), Apr 1, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N6981B), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ALTITUDE DURING HIS FINAL APPROACH.

## Other reports on N6981B (3)

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

- [Incident 20051009025519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051009025519I), Oct 9, 2005: Piper PA18 (N6981B), Siloam Springs, AR. (-23) On October 11, 2005, at 1735 CDT, a parachute skydiver, [privacy data omitted] with 10 previous jumps, received serious injuries after departing the…
- [Accident 20020901025989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901025989A), Sep 1, 2002: Piper PA18 (N6981B), AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was landing at a remote off airport site with his Piper PA-18. In his attempt to make the landing, he turned final approach and realized his…
- [Accident 19800831076279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800831076279A), Aug 31, 1980: Piper PA18 (N6981B), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Struck tree-tops on shore after night water takeoff. Pilot banked at last minute trying to avoid trees.

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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