Piper PA-18A 150 N7863D
18 August 2012 · Talkeetna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 2012 at about 02:30 local time, a Piper PA-18A 150 registered N7863D was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, 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 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.3569, -147.8147
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A 150
- Registration
- N7863D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Talkeetna → Talkeetna
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC12CA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to land on a short, wet, off-airport landing site, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing a tundra-tire and tailwheel-equipped airplane on a short, wet off-airport site that was on the top of a small butte. He was unable to stop the airplane in the available landing area, and the airplane rolled over an embankment, coming to rest approximately 50 feet downhill in a shallow creek bed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot indicated there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2012 | Piper PA-18A 150 | Illiamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2012 | Piper PA-18A | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 2012 | Piper PA-18A 150 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | High Exposure Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Piper PA-18A 150 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Alligood Allen K | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2011 | Piper PA-18A | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | John M. Miller | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2011 | Piper PA-18A 150 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2012 | Cessna 150G | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2012 | Piper PA-18-150 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Alsworth Anthony R | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2012 | Cessna 150F | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2012 | Robinson R22 ALPHA | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Pollux Aviation Limited | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 2012 | Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL | Valdez, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopters LLC | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2012 | Maule M-5-210C | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |