# NTSB ANC90T#A01: Piper PA-18-150, N54938, Fairbanks, AK, November 21, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: November 21, 1989, 14:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Coordinates: 64.80989, -147.719314 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8099&lon=-147.7193&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5469
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC90T#A01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5469/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90T%23A01

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54938](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54938), registered now, S/N 18-7709024, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-7709024
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: US Dept Of Interior
- Registered owner: Lentsch Bell
- Departed: DENALI NAT'L PK, AK
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft broken
- Temperature: -4 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## Other investigations on N54938 (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 ANC93LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA153), Aug 18, 1993: Piper PA-18 (N54938), Little Delta Rv, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB. FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY WINDS.

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.

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