# Accident 19901016046359A: Piper STCPA14, Port Heiden, AK, October 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1990, 15:00 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Airport: Port Heiden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9597° N, 158.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9597&lon=-158.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4290H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4290H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA14
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 188 total, 2 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901016046359A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF IN CROSSWIND. RAN OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC91LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA007), Oct 16, 1990: Piper PA-14 (N4290H), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND, PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND, THE SOFT RUNWAY, AND LACK OF…

## Other reports on N4290H (1)

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

- [Accident 19860907074109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860907074109A), Sep 7, 1986: Piper STCPA14 (N4290H), Port Heiden, AK, Substantial damage. The engine lost power and the aircraft was forced to land on mud flats. No cause for engine malfunction determined.

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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