# Accident 19900831037819A: Piper PA18150, Chisana, AK, August 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1990, 08:15 local time
- Place: Chisana, AK
- Airport: Chisana Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9994° N, 141.6897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9994&lon=-141.6897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4091Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4091Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,590 total, 507 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831037819A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS HIT TREE TOPS ON CLIMBOUT FROM A GRAVEL BAR. AIRCRAFT STALLED INTO TREES. BLAMED A SICK ENGINE. NOT VERIFIED

## 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 ANC90LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA159), Aug 31, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N4091Z), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## Other reports on N4091Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19880523043079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880523043079I), May 23, 1988: Piper PA18 (N4091Z), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed while taxiing after landing. Aircraft ground looped.

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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