# Accident 19900517016999A: Piper PA18150, Big Mountain, AK, May 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1990, 18:30 local time
- Place: Big Mountain, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N407WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N407WB) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900517016999A

## Narrative

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

CROSSWIND ON TAKEOFF LIFTED WING LOST CONTROL AND CARTWHEELED OFF STRIP.

## 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 ANC90LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA071), May 18, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N407WB), Big Mountain, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AND CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL.

## Other reports on N407WB (1)

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

- [Incident 19780211007089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211007089I), Feb 11, 1978: Piper PA18150 (N407WB), Anchorage, AK. Engine stoppage due ice crystals in the fuel.

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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