# Accident 19900922043359A: Piper PA18150, Delta Junction, AK, September 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6993° N, 144.8896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6993&lon=-144.8896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2518A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2518A) (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: 750 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900922043359A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON GRAVEL BAR DUE TO ICING AND IMC. WIPED PLANE AND TRIED TO TAKEOFF UNABLE TO FLY HIT LOG. ICE ON AIRFRAME.

## 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 ANC90LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA186), Sep 22, 1990: Piper PA-18-150 (N2518A), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N2518A (3)

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

- [Accident 20160418006569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160418006569A), Apr 18, 2016: Piper PA-18 (N2518A), Butte, AK, Substantial damage. 04/18/2016: Piper PA-18 serial number 18-2148 departed bgq at 1845 and flew (VFR) direct to the knik river drainage. On landing roll the aircraft Encountered a…
- [Incident 19930924050019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930924050019I), Sep 24, 1993: Piper PA18 (N2518A), Oter Lake, AK, Minor damage. Encountered a down draft on final approach. Landed short of runway.
- [Accident 19740318004509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740318004509A), Mar 18, 1974: Piper PA18 (N2518A), Ely, NV, Substantial damage. Ski struck rock. Couldnt turn around,had to lnd.

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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