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ANC87LA058

1987-04-05 · VALDEZ, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport VDZ

Current FAA registration · N9073D

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18A 150
Year of manufacture
1958 · 29 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O-320-A2B (150 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20110307
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC8BF2

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT KEEP THE SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT FROM BANKING TO THE LEFT AFTER TAKE OFF AND ELECTED TO REDUCE POWER AND LAND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND CARTWHEELED DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN THE PRECEEDING DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT OR MALFUNCTION AND HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE DURING A SNOW STORM PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. A POST ACCIDENT FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY CHECK DISCOVERED NO ABNORMALITIES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_ANC87LA058.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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