- Date
- February 23, 1986, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1827APiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860223006589A
- Case key
- 4641
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was buzzing the area less than 200 feet above the ground when the engine started to run rough; the pilot attempted to land near the road when the aircraft struck power lines and a row of trees. Examination of the engine revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1827A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 181678
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vincent E. Morrinson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 14, 1984 · 170 hours before
- Departed
- BGQ · Big Lake, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 250 in this make and model · 220 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 1 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1827A · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.