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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Anchor Point, AK · December 8, 2023

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Date
December 8, 2023 · 13:12 local
Place
Anchor Point, AK
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1880P
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC24FA008
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,750 total
N1880PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-4160 · Built 1955Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At approximately 1312 local time on 8 dec 2023, a PA-18-150 aircraft crashed in Anchor Point, Alaska, involving an inflight breakup, circumstances unknown. Two persons on board, originally 1 fatality and 1 seriously injured, who eventually passed away several weeks later from the injuries.

[Note: total aircraft time in report is approximate based on last known value from may 2023, plus several months of flying, as aircraft logbooks have not been located. Also, pilot total flight hours are approximate, based on last known hours reported to FAA in jan 2023, plus several months of flying, as pilot logbook has not been located]

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1312 LOCAL TIME ON 8 DEC 2023, A PA-18-150 AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN ANCHOR POINT, ALASKA, INVOLVING AN INFLIGHT BREAKUP, CIRCUMSTANCES UNKNOWN. TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, ORIGINALLY 1 FATALITY AND 1 SERIOUSLY INJURED, WHO EVENTUALLY PASSED AWAY SEVERAL WEEKS LATER FROM THE INJURIES.

[NOTE: TOTAL AIRCRAFT TIME IN REPORT IS APPROXIMATE BASED ON LAST KNOWN VALUE FROM MAY 2023, PLUS SEVERAL MONTHS OF FLYING, AS AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS HAVE NOT BEEN LOCATED. ALSO, PILOT TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS ARE APPROXIMATE, BASED ON LAST KNOWN HOURS REPORTED TO FAA IN JAN 2023, PLUS SEVERAL MONTHS OF FLYING, AS PILOT LOGBOOK HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED]

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC24FA008Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAnchor Point, AKAn impact to the left wing, at an undetermined time, for reasons that could not be determined, which partially separated the left wing and rendered the airplane uncontrollable.Dec 8, 2023 · Destroyed

Other reports on N1880P · 1

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

Accident 19770704015969APicabo, IDFish & game survey. Struck gnd in flat attitude. Extreme vert impact force.Jul 4, 1977 · Destroyed · 1 fatal