Piper PA-18-150 accident near Anaktuvuk Pass, AK
On August 7, 1999, a Piper PA-18-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Anaktuvuk Pass, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 7, 1999
- Place
- Anaktuvuk Pass, AK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 68.151°N, 151.711°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19393
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 7, 1999, about 0600 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N4996V, was destroyed by a combination of impact forces and postcrash fire when it struck mountainous terrain at 4,200 feet msl. The accident site was at 68 degrees 24.1 minutes north latitude, 148 degrees 31.8 minutes west longitude, about 74 miles northeast of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, in the Brooks Mountain Range. The commercial certificated pilot, and sole passenger, sustained fatal injuries. The flight was operated by Alaskan Wilderness Ventures, of Fairbanks, Alaska. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91, as a hunter-guide business flight. The flight departed the Happy Valley airstrip, about 25 miles north of the accident site, at 0520, to spot game and drop off the passenger, prior to returning to Happy Valley to transport clients for a sheep hunt. The passenger was employed as an assistant hunting guide by the pilot. The passenger was not a pilot. He was being transported to prepare a hunting camp for clients the pilot was to fly out later in the day. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a company flight plan was filed. An employee at the hunting camp said there were some clouds visible to the south, in the direction of the accident, on the morning of August 7. The closest station reporting weather was about 60 miles to the south of the accident site, and reported visual meteorological conditions with ceilings of 5,500 feet and visibility of 15 miles, between 0550 and 0750. The flight was first reported o
Probable cause
The inadvertent stall/spin by the pilot. A factor was the box canyon into which he had flown.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
