# Accident 20150808021689A: Piper PA-18-150, Talkeetna, AK, August 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2015, 13:15 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3000° N, 151.6897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3000&lon=-151.6897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9265D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9265D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150808021689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MISHAP PILOT (MP) WAS ON HIS THIRD RETURN FLIGHT IN HIS AIRCRAFT. HE STATED HE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 800' WHEN HE SPOTTED A MOOSE. HE WAS FLYING AT APPOXIMATELY 80KTS.  HE REMEMBERS NOTHING ELSE UNTIL WAKING UP IN CRASHED AIRCRAFT.

RESCUE HELICOPTER CREW STATED AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE IN HEAVILY WOODED AREA. "MORE THAN 60 DEGREES."

AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE RECOVERED DUE TO REMOTE LOCATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC15LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA063), Aug 9, 2015: Piper PA 18-150 (N9265D), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: Impact with terrain during low-level cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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