# Accident 20260727009669A: Piper PA-22-150, Dan Creek, AK, July 27, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2026, 21:30 local time
- Place: Dan Creek, AK
- Airport: Dan Creek Mine  Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3766° N, 142.5567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3766&lon=-142.5567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4535A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260727009669A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING THE APPROACH TO LAND AT THE DAN CREEK MINE STRIP LANDING TO THE EAST TOWARD RISING TERRAIN. EYE WITNESSES STATED THEY HEARD THE AIRPLANE ON APPROACH MAKING A POPPING NOISE. THEY SAID THEY HEARD THE AIRPLANE MAKE NOISE CONSISTENT WITH ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND, THEN SOUNDED QUIET THEN HEARD IT IMPACT THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND AN ESTIMATED 700 FEET TO THE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED BURNING BY LOCAL RESIDENTS. LOCAL RESIDENT GRABBED A PUMP AND HOSE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PUTTING THE FIRE OUT, THEN CONTACTED THE ALASKA STATE TROOPERS WHO CAME TO THE ACCIDENT AND DOCUMENTED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE LEFT WING WAS REMOVED FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMOVING THE OCCUPANTS.

## 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 ANC26FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26FA077), Jul 28, 2026: Piper PA22 (N4535A), Chitina, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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