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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Gakona, AK · July 2, 1990

Date: July 2, 1990 · 18:15 local
Place: Gakona, AK
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4878A
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC90LA109
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,230 total480 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days

N4878ARegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-4977 · Built 1956 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Took off from Private strip. Made steep climbing turn stalled and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF FROM PRIVATE STRIP. MADE STEEP CLIMBING TURN STALLED AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC90LA109Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGakona, AKThe pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane.Jul 3, 1990 · Substantial damage