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ANC87FA095

1987-07-11 · SHEEP MOUNTAIN, Alaska, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SMU

Current FAA registration · N159T

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-105 SPECIAL
Year of manufacture
1953 · 34 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560125
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0ED47

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS TOOK OFF IN A TWO PLACE PIPER PA-18 FROM A GLACIER AFTER DOING REPAIR WORK ON AN AIRCRAFT THAT HAD CRASHED THERE EARLIER. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DETERIORATING AS THEY APPROACHED THEIR DESTINATION AIRSTRIP LOCATED IN A NEARBY MOUNTAIN PASS. THE CEILING WAS ESTIMATED AT 200 FEET AGL, AND VISIBILITY AS BETWEEN 1/2 AND 3 MILES. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE FELT INTIMIDATED BY THE LOW CLOUDS AND RISING TERRAIN SURROUNDING THE AIRSTRIP AND THAT HE INADVERTENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT WHILE TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE LEG. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ANC87FA095.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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