# Accident 20260530005839A: Piper PA-18-125, Fairbanks, AK, May 30, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2026, 20:10 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7957° N, 147.8424° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7957&lon=-147.8424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1888A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1888A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-125 (registry code 7101812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (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-18-125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,087 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260530005839A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC26LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA046), May 31, 2026: Piper PA-18-125 (N1888A), South Van Horn, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N1888A (1)

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

- [Accident 20020613011529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020613011529A), Jun 13, 2002: Piper PA18125 (N1888A), Fairbanks, AK, No damage. (.19) On June 13, 2002, about 0815 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N1888A, sustained substantial damage during landing at…

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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