# Accident 19900415009149A: Piper PA18A150, Galena, AK, April 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1990, 07:00 local time
- Place: Galena, AK
- Airport: Galena
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7894° N, 145.6102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7894&lon=-145.6102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 297 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900415009149A

## Narrative

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

HIT A BOAT WAKE ON TAKEOFF TO SPOT HERRING. BOUNCED INTO AIR. STALLED AND NOSED OVER ON IMPACT WITH WATER.

## 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 ANC90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA059), Apr 15, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N6MX), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE-OVER OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED A WAVE FROM A BOAT DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN.

## Other reports on N6MX (1)

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

- [Incident 19890712047349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890712047349I), Jul 12, 1989: Piper PA18A150 (N6MX), Valdez, AK. Aircraft in traffic area without communication for long time. Pilot said his transmitter inoperative.

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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