Piper PA-18-150 N405TH
14 May 2009 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 2009 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N405TH, operated by Newgren Steven A, was involved in an accident near Kenai, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.8000, -151.7928
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N405TH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Newgren Steven A
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Soldotna → Kenai
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC09CA041
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while taxiing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot reported that after landing at an off-airport site at the conclusion of a personal flight, and while taxiing to parking, the airplane's left wing struck a small tree, damaging the wing. The pilot indicated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2009 | Piper PA-18-150 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | Hester John T | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2009 | Piper PA-18 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Culwell Charles W DBA | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2009 | Piper PA-18-135 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Edwin A. Stoltenberg | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2009 | Piper PA-18-150 | Hell's Canyon, Oregon, United States | Gary Lazenby | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2009 | Piper PA-18-150 | Bingham, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-18 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Curtis Glen Green JR, Trustee | Serious injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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