# Accident 19900915042299A: Piper PA18150, Port Heiden, AK, September 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Airport: Port Heiden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9600° N, 158.5797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9600&lon=-158.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59645, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59645-2022-11-05) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,480 total, 1,363 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900915042299A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF IN SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. BLOWN OFF RUNWAY ADDED POWER TO AVOID DITCH. FAILED

## 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 ANC90LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA176), Sep 16, 1990: Piper PA-18-160 (N59645), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING A STRONG CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N59645 (1)

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

- [Accident 20001001041879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001001041879A), Oct 1, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N59645), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Roll out for takeoff, wet tundra, pax approx. 240 lbs., wind change at end of runway, aircraft hit building.

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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