# Accident 19910809033289A: Piper PA18, Sparrevohn, AK, August 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1991, 18:09 local time
- Place: Sparrevohn, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 61.1031° N, 155.5775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sparrevohn Long Range Radar Site, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1031&lon=-155.5775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6996D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6996D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809033289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6996D (3)

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

- [Incident 20030713018349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030713018349I), Jul 13, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N6996D), Aialik Glacier, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. James baum stated that he had landed on a beach with his girlfriend and after getting out, he discovered that there were some soft spots in the sand…
- [Accident 19950909032629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950909032629A), Sep 9, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N6996D), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. During second low pass over remote strip in rain, failed to note rising terrain. Banked away but struck tundra.
- [Incident 19950806022279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950806022279I), Aug 6, 1995: Piper PA18150 (N6996D), Fairwell, AK, Substantial damage. Narrative: I don't understand why this was down-graded to an incident. This pilot took off, his engine quit, and he crashed into the trees upside down.…

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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