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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Moose Pass, AK · June 18, 2024

Date: June 18, 2024 · 14:10 local
Place: Moose Pass, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N645DT
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC24FA052
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total

N645DTRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8309022 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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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 Pass, AK. Float plane training flight, part 91. Flight began approximately an hour and 15 mins. Prior. Touch and go practice at lake, witnesses saw plane nose down, dropping approximately 400 to 500 ft., with last second slight pitch up before entering the water. Left float departed the aircraft on impact. Instructor pilot had commercial pilot and flight instructor certificate, with single engine sea, multiengine land, single engine land and instrument ratings, medical current. Student pilot had a commercial pilot certificate, multiengine land - center thrust and instrument ratings, medical not current.

As the FAA filed it

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 PASS, AK. FLOAT PLANE TRAINING FLIGHT, PART 91. FLIGHT BEGAN APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND 15 MINS. PRIOR. TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE AT LAKE, WITNESSES SAW PLANE NOSE DOWN, DROPPING APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 FT., WITH LAST SECOND SLIGHT PITCH UP BEFORE ENTERING THE WATER. LEFT FLOAT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT ON IMPACT. INSTRUCTOR PILOT HAD COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE, WITH SINGLE ENGINE SEA, MULTIENGINE LAND, SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS, MEDICAL CURRENT. STUDENT PILOT HAD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE, MULTIENGINE LAND - CENTER THRUST AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS, MEDICAL NOT CURRENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC24FA052Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportMoose Pass, AKOn June 18, 2024, about 1400 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N645DT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Moose Pass, Alaska. The instructor pilot and the pilot receiving instruction were fatally…Jun 18, 2024 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N645DT · 1

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

Accident 20191012022289ALanding: Touchdown · Moose Pass, AKOn 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…Oct 12, 2019 · Substantial damage