# Accident 20180624019999A: Piper PA-18-150, Delta Junction, AK, June 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2018, 10:40 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.8586° N, 146.4931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8586&lon=-146.4931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8664Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8664Y) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180624019999A

## Narrative

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

N8664Y, AN OVERDUE AIRCRAFT WITH TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD WAS HEADED TO MCCARTHY MONDAY JUNE 25TH, 2018 WAS LOCATED ON JUNE 27TH, 2018 BY THE ALASKA AIR NATIONAL GUARD.  CONTINUITY OF CONTROLS WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.  THE NTSB NOTED THAT THE FUEL WAS TURNED ON.  IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED BASED ON FUEL BEING FOUND IN THE HEADER TANK THAT FUEL WAS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THIS WAS FURTHER CONFIRMED BY THE PROPELLER DAMAGE AS IT INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS MAKING FULL POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

TOXICOLOGY REPORT ON PILOT INDICATED AIRMAN WAS NOT IMPACTED BY MIND ALTERING SUBSTANCES.  AUTOPSY INDICATED CAUSE OF DEATH WAS EXTENSIVE BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA.

NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AS OF 08/16/2018

## 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 ANC18FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18FA050), Jun 24, 2018: Piper PA 18-150 (N8664Y), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined based on the available evidence.

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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