# Accident 19900525017439A: Piper STCPA18, Palmer, AK, May 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1990, 18:40 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Finger Lake Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6092° N, 149.2635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6092&lon=-149.2635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9288D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9288D-2017-07-19) (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 STCPA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 89 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525017439A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN INTO LAKE WHILE MAKING A STEEP TURN ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 ANC90FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA075), May 26, 1990: Piper PA-18-150 (N9288D), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N9288D (3)

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

- [Incident 19811115084879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115084879I), Nov 15, 1981: Piper PA18150 (N9288D), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Tried to land at control airport with NORDO. Ingnored, pilot proceeded to another airport. Ran out of fuel on final
- [Accident 19781207036219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207036219A), Dec 7, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N9288D), AK, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750816027129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750816027129A), Aug 16, 1975: Piper PA18150 (N9288D), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Prop seal leaked oil on hot eng. Plt attmptd ldg on unimproved strip,hit short.

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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