# Accident 19980506012659A: Piper PA18A150, Fairbanks, AK, May 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chena Marina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.9006° N, 148.1605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.9006&lon=-148.1605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7468D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7468D) (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 PA18A150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980506012659A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OFF RUNWAY IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. STRUCK PARKED HELICOPTER 60FT FROM RUNWAY. (.4)THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING WITH VARIABLE, 10 KNOT WINDS, GUSTING TO 14 KNOTS, A GUST FROM THE LEFT PUSHED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE STRUCK AN UNMANNED HELICOPTER PARKED 50 FEET OUTSIDE THE EDGE OF THE 4,700 FEET LONG BY 60 FEET WIDE RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC98LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA045), May 7, 1998: Piper PA-18-150 (N7468D), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the gusting crosswind.

## Other reports on N7468D (1)

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

- [Accident 20200822009789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200822009789A), Aug 22, 2020: Piper PA-18A 150 (N7468D), Tok, AK, Substantial damage. While attempting landing at Tok in VFR conditions, aircraft drifted sideways off runway, PIC elected to stay on ground and ran off into trees., resulting in…

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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