# Accident 20250908014469A: Piper PA-18-150, Eagle, AK, September 8, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2025, 10:00 local time
- Place: Eagle, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8001° N, 141.1939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8001&lon=-141.1939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1869W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1869W) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,821 total, 1,710 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250908014469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A GRAVEL BAR. ON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WHEEL DIPPED INTO A DEPRESSION, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PITCH DOWN AND TO THE LEFT, WHERE THE WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH WILLOW BRUSH. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO INIATIATE A GO AROUND, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED BRUSH TWO MORE TIMES. WHEN THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF DUE TO LARGE TREES AHEAD, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE BRUSHES CRUMPLING THE RIGHT-WING OUTBOARD OF SUPPORT STRUT.

## 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 ANC25LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA119), Sep 8, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N1869W), Eagle, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from brush during landing.

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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