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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-125 · Fairbanks, AK · May 30, 2026

Date
May 30, 2026 · 20:10 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1888A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC26LA046
Reported as
Piper PA-18-125
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,500 total1,087 in this make and model155 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Landed on a riverbank. During rollout, left tire hit a depression in the sand, the pilot subsesqentialy lost control of the airplane which nosed over on the propeller and came to rest upside down.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON A RIVERBANK. DURING ROLLOUT, LEFT TIRE HIT A DEPRESSION IN THE SAND, THE PILOT SUBSESQENTIALY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH NOSED OVER ON THE PROPELLER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N1888A · 1

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