# Accident 19910604020379A: Piper PA18150, Naknek, AK, June 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Naknek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7998° N, 156.9002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7998&lon=-156.9002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9727P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9727P) (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 O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 469 total, 93 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910604020379A

## Narrative

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

VEERED TO MISS A BUMP ON AN ABANDONED CANNERY STRIP ON TAKEOFF.WING HIT SMALL TREES CAUSING AIRPLANE TO GROUND LOOP

## 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 ANC91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA065), Jun 5, 1991: Piper PA-18 (N9727P), Naknek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH TAKEOFF AREA AND THE TREES ALONG THE SIDE OF THE TAKEOFF AREA.

## Other reports on N9727P (2)

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

- [Incident 19970504015799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970504015799I), May 4, 1997: Piper PA18150 (N9727P), Togiak, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: the airman was departing a beach 23 miles southwest of Togiak, Alaska. The airman misjudged the distance and terrain necessary for a successful…
- [Incident 19910612047979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612047979I), Jun 12, 1991: Piper PA18150 (N9727P), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on a quartering tail wind landing. Dragged wing tip.

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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