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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18A150 · Anchorage, AK · August 12, 1990

Date
August 12, 1990 · 12:05 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7087B
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC90FA142
Reported as
Piper PA18A150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,352 total1,200 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine quit on downwind. Struck vehicles landing on city street. Fuel selector on left tank with fuel, other empty.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND. STRUCK VEHICLES LANDING ON CITY STREET. FUEL SELECTOR ON LEFT TANK WITH FUEL, OTHER EMPTY.

NTSB investigation

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