# Accident 19900504014199A: Piper PA18150, Glennallen, AK, May 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 62.0994° N, 145.5294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.0994&lon=-145.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91117, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91117) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,350 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900504014199A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A WING AND CRASHED ON THE TUNDRA WHILE MANEUVERING AT LOW ALTITUDE..

## 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 ANC90LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA066), May 5, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N91117), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND TERRAIN CLEARANCE WHILE MANEUVERING.

## Other reports on N91117 (1)

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

- [Accident 20110327005509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110327005509A), Mar 27, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N91117), Big Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Coventional gear tundra tire equipped aircraft nosed over after contact with deep snow. Pilot was conducting a low approach for survey of proposed landing area…

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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