# Accident 19900702023459A: Piper PA18150, Gakona, AK, July 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1990, 18:15 local time
- Place: Gakona, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.8298° N, 143.4305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8298&lon=-143.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4878A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4878A) (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: 1,230 total, 480 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900702023459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC90LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA109), Jul 3, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N4878A), Gakona, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRPLANE.

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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