Piper PA-18 accident near Anchorage, Alaska, September 14, 1986
On September 14, 1986 at about 2:00 am local time, a Piper PA-18, registered N82064, was substantially damaged in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska (Anchorage airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 14, 1986 · about 2:00 am local time
- Place
- Anchorage, Alaska · Anchorage · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18 · all PA-18s on the register
- Registration
- N82064 · registry record · serial 18-7809123
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY DUE TO STRONG CROSSWIND GUST, CAUSING RIGHT WING TIP TO HIT GROUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea
- Flight time: 300 hours in all; 300 in this make and model; 23 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,148 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 14, 1986; 23 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,750 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BGQ Big Lake AK at 8:15 pm
- Destination: ANC Anchorage AK
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 32, 10,496 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Sky: ovct at 20,000 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:59 pm from ANC, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N82064 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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