What happened
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On June 24, 2025, about 0934 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-300 airplane was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Big Lake, Alaska. The pilot and flight instructor were seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 instructional flight.
The airplane departed from the palmer municipal airport (paq) at about 0900 on a training flight with about 60 gallons of fuel on board. A witness at the Big Lake Airport (bgq) reported seeing the airplane over the trees on the south end of the runway. The airplane made a sharp left turn towards the runway impacting the ground just north of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 24, 2025, ABOUT 0934 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32R-300 AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR BIG LAKE, ALASKA. THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.
THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM THE PALMER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PAQ) AT ABOUT 0900 ON A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH ABOUT 60 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. A WITNESS AT THE BIG LAKE AIRPORT (BGQ) REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE OVER THE TREES ON THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN TOWARDS THE RUNWAY IMPACTING THE GROUND JUST NORTH OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
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