# Accident 19900911044069A: Piper PA18135, Sparrevohn, AK, September 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1609° N, 149.9903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1609&lon=-149.9903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2460A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,970 total, 1,850 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900911044069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LURCHED TO RIGHT ON TAKEOFF,GROUND LOOPED,DROPPED OVER A CLIFF. BLAMED WINDSHEAR AND BROKEN BUNGEE SHOCK.

## 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 ANC90LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA171), Sep 12, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N2460A), Sparrevohn, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE ROUGH/UNEVEN GRAVEL BAR WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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