Piper PA 18-150 accident near Delta Junction, AK
On June 24, 2018, a Piper PA 18-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Delta Junction, AK. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 24, 2018
- Place
- Delta Junction, AK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 18-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 63.859°N, 146.493°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180627X30002
Official records · ANC18FA050
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 24, 2018, about 1040 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-18 airplane, N8664Y, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain about 26 miles southwest of Delta Junction, Alaska. The commercial pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 visual flight rules flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which departed Sewell Strip, Salcha, Alaska, about 1022 and was destined for a homestead about 8 miles west of McCarthy, Alaska. On June 25, family members contacted the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center to report the overdue airplane. An alert notice was issued at 1139, and an extensive search began, which consisted of assets from the Alaska Air National Guard, the Alaska Army National Guard, the US Marine Corps, the Civil Air Patrol, the Alaska State Troopers, and volunteers. The airplane was located on June 27 by an aircrew from the Alaska Army National Guard. A review of archived Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) radar data showed that the airplane departed Sewell Strip about 1022, and the last radar return was about 1037. The accident site was about 9 miles south of the last radar return. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 63, held a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane single-engine land rating. The pilot was issued an FAA third-class airman medical certificate on May 9, 2018, without any limitations. On the application for this medical certificate, the pilot r
Probable cause
Undetermined based on the available evidence.
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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.
