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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Willow, AK · April 12, 1990

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Date: April 12, 1990 · 17:00 local
Place: Willow, AK
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4087Z
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,800 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N4087ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8102 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine quit on takeoff stalled and dropped into trees. Fuel valve installed incorrectly. Selected tank was off.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF STALLED AND DROPPED INTO TREES. FUEL VALVE INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. SELECTED TANK WAS OFF.