# Accident 19900927042529A: Piper PA18150, Kotes Lakes, AK, September 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kotes Lakes, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1997° N, 149.7503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1997&lon=-149.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3897Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3897Z) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927042529A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHEAR ON FINAL, FLIPPED OVER BUT RIGHTED PRIOR TO IMPACT IN A LAKE ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC90LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA185), Sep 27, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N3897Z), Kotes Lakes, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S ENCOUNTER WITH TURBULENCE WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

## Other reports on N3897Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20150613008859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150613008859A), Jun 13, 2015: Piper PA-18-150 (N3897Z), Wrangell St Eli, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on soft sand. Airman stated that he may have used excessive brakes. The sand quickly mounded in front of the main tires and obstructed forward…
- [Accident 20130811017899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130811017899A), Aug 11, 2013: Piper PA-18-150 (N3897Z), Mccarthy, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot with one passenger landed on a 6000 foot ridge top on remote forest service land near Mccarthy, Alaska. Upon starting a downhill takeoff roll, pilot lost…

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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