# Accident 20191012022289A: Piper PA-18-150, Moose Pass, AK, October 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2019, 16:00 local time
- Place: Moose Pass, AK
- Airport: Beaver Way
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5167° N, 149.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5167&lon=-149.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N645DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N645DT) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191012022289A

## Narrative

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

ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 13, 2019, N645DT, A PIPER PA-18-150, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE DURING LANDING AT BEAVER WAY NEAR MOOSE PASS, AK.  THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, NEITHER RECEIVED INJURIES.

## 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 ANC20CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA006), Oct 13, 2019: Piper PA18 (N645DT), Moose Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from a tree while landing in dusk conditions, and his subsequent loss of directional control, which resulted in a…

## Other reports on N645DT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20240618012929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240618012929A), Jun 18, 2024: Piper PA-18-150 (N645DT), Moose Pass, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. PA-18-150, fatal accident aircraft, 2 persons on board, both deceased. Accident occurred approximately 1400 local on 18 June 2024 at crescent lake, near Moose…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.