# Accident 19900803030009A: Piper PA18105SPEC, Falls Creek, AK, August 3, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Falls Creek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPOC
- Aircraft: N159T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105SPEC
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900803030009A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART USABLE 400 FOOT OF UNIMPROVED STRIP. STALLED TRYING TO CLIMB OUT OF LIMITED SPACE.

## 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 ANC90LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA131), Aug 3, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N159T), Falls Creek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## Other reports on N159T (1)

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

- [Accident 19870711038779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711038779A), Jul 11, 1987: Piper PA18105SPEC (N159T), Sheep Mountain, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft stalled on final, recovered and hit a hill. The pilot was carrying a passenger in the baggage area.

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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