# Accident 20231208019909A: Piper PA-18-150, Anchor Point, AK, December 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2023, 13:12 local time
- Place: Anchor Point, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8080° N, 151.8341° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8080&lon=-151.8341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1880P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1880P) (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: 4,750 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231208019909A

## Narrative

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

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]

## 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 ANC24FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA008), Dec 8, 2023: Piper PA-18-150 (N1880P), Anchor Point, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An 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.

## Other reports on N1880P (1)

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

- [Accident 19770704015969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704015969A), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA18150 (N1880P), Picabo, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Fish & game survey. Struck gnd in flat attitude. Extreme vert impact force.

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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