# Accident 19920812031289A: Piper PA18A, Eisenmenger Crk, AK, August 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Eisenmenger Crk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.6994° N, 144.8893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.6994&lon=-144.8893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3889P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3889P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,481 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920812031289A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART 450 FT REMOTE STRIP. ON CLIMBOUT GEAR CAUGHT BUSHES CAUSING A NOSE 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 ANC92LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA131), Aug 13, 1992: Piper PA-18A (N3889P), Eisenmenger Crk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN CLEARANCE OF THE HIGH VEGETATION DURING TAKEOFF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH VEGETATION.

## Other reports on N3889P (1)

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

- [Accident 19730115001169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730115001169A), Jan 15, 1973: Piper PA18A150 (N3889P), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. Aprx 2GALS rmng r tank.

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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