# Accident 19910809033259A: Piper PA18150, Anchorage, AK, August 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1991, 13:22 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Spb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1806° N, 149.8805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1806&lon=-149.8805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2370H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2370H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 471 total, 192 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809033259A

## Narrative

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

LEFT WING CAME UP ON CROSSWIND WATER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CONTROL. ABORTED. RIGHT FLOAT DUG IN. AIRCRAFT 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 ANC91LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA121), Aug 9, 1991: Piper PA-18 (N2370H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S WEATHER EVALUATION MISJUDGMENT, THE HIGH WIND, AND ROUGH…

## Other reports on N2370H (1)

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

- [Accident 19791031040479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031040479A), Oct 31, 1979: Piper PA18150 (N2370H), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Jet blast flipped over the cub as it was crossing taxiway behind a 727 that spooled up to move onto runway.

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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