# Accident 19931003038469A: Piper PA18180, Pilot Point, AK, October 3, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Pilot Point, AK
- Airport: Pilot Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.4994° N, 157.2804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.4994&lon=-157.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3680Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3680Z) (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 PA18180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,218 total, 1,636 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931003038469A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF WIND GUST PICKED UP A WING. LOST CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 ANC94LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA005), Oct 3, 1993: Piper PA-18-180 (N3680Z), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND DURING TAXI. THE CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N3680Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19890911034409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890911034409A), Sep 11, 1989: Piper PA18150 (N3680Z), Trading Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Tail wheel struck a log on takeoff causing substantial damage to elevator and fuselage.

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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