# Accident 20260707008289A: Piper PA-18-150, Mekoryuk, AK, July 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2026, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mekoryuk, AK
- Airport: Mekoryuk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: R59A
- Location: 60.3085° N, 165.9690° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3085&lon=-165.9690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N824JT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N824JT) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A3A SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260707008289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT NARRATIVE: "AFTER REFUELING IN PAMY, THE ADF&G BIOLOGIST AND I DEPARTED TO CONDUCT PART 91 AERIAL GAME SURVEYS. ABOUT AN HOUR AND TEN MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ROUGH. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED CARB HEAT AND SWITCHED FUEL TO "BOTH". I HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USING CARB HEAT EVERY MINUTE OR SO. I BEGAN USING DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS AS WELL. THE ENGINE INITIALLY CAUGHT, BUT AGAIN BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND RUN ROUGH AND BEGAN LOSING POWER CONTINUOUSLY. I ELECTED TO PICK OUT A RELATIVELY SMOOTH SPOT SURROUNDED BY EXTREMELY ROUGH TUNDRA. ON SHORT FINAL OR THEREABOUTS, THEN ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. WE IMPACTED WINGS LEVEL WITH A COUPLE DEGREES OF NOSE UP PITCH ATTITUDE WHILE IN A DESCENT. THE LANDING GEAR RIPPED OFF AND WE SLID ON THE BELLY FOR ABOUT 50 FEET. THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND WHICH TURNED THE PLANE 90 DEGREES. WE EXITED THROUGH THE RIGHT-HAND CLAMSHELL DOOR WITHOUT INJURY AFTER I SECURED THE COCKPIT."

## 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 ANC26LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA069), Jul 7, 2026: Piper PA-18-150 (N824JT), Mekoryuk, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N824JT (2)

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

- [Incident 20180917016329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180917016329I), Sep 17, 2018: Piper PA-18-150 (N824JT), St Marys, AK, Minor damage. Pilot reported that he departed Bethel with one passenger for a drop off at a hunting camp that was located approximately 38 miles northeast of st. Marys, AK.…
- [Accident 19880517030579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517030579A), May 17, 1988: Piper PA18150 (N824JT), Togiak Village, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a log on a beach takeoff. Was unaware of damaged gear until it collapsed on landing at an airport.

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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