# Accident 19900519016749A: Piper PA22150, Caribou Creek, AK, May 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Caribou Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4363A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4363A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 175 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519016749A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND STRUCK AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. AREA WAS UNIMPROVED REMOTE ROUGH GRASS 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 ANC90LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA070), May 19, 1990: Piper PA-22 (N4363A), Caribou Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS.

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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