# Accident 19900408007639A: Piper PA18150, Birchwood, AK, April 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4103° N, 149.1707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4103&lon=-149.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64RS-1997-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900408007639A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING COLLAPSING LEFT MAIN GEAR AND CAUSING WING DAMAGE. BAD WELD ON STRUT CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## 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 ANC90FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA051), Apr 8, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N64RS), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER BRAKING.

## Other reports on N64RS (2)

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

- [Accident 19961002030799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961002030799A), Oct 2, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N64RS), Palmer, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Indicates pilot stalled PA18 on climbout off short strip. Hit power line and trees. Burned. Elevator trim full down
- [Incident 19790513026699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513026699I), May 13, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N64RS), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. While landing on mud flats airplane got into shallow water and flipped onto its back.

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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