# Accident 19910913040049A: Piper PA18A150, Wasilla, AK, September 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1991, 16:45 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Philos Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5664° N, 149.3076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Philos Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5664&lon=-149.3076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3290Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910913040049A

## Narrative

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

ABRUPT PULLLUP AT ROTATION. MADE STEEP NOSE HIGH TURN. STALLED. HAD EXTENDED BAGGAGE AREA. BELLY TANK. FULL LOAD.

## 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 ANC91FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA147), Sep 14, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N3290Z), Wasilla, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO IMPROPER LOADING OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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