Piper PA-18-150 N189BH
28 January 2022 · Skwenta, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 January 2022 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N189BH was involved in an accident near Skwenta, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Skwenta, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 61.9771, -151.2624
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N189BH
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1960
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Big Lake → Big Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC22LA016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a tree while landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the ski equipped airplane reported that, during landing at an off-airport landing site, the airplane drifted towards a tree. The pilot increased the throttle and attempted to lift the wing over the tree to no avail. The airplane impacted the tree sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2022 | Piper PA-18-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Piper PA-18 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2022 | Piper PA-18-135 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2022 | Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2022 | Piper PA-18-150 | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2022 | Piper PA-18-150 | Galena, Alaska, United States | Aleksey Sokirkin | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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