# Accident 20260826013399A: Piper PA-24-260, Seldovia, AK, August 26, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2026, 13:30 local time
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Airport: Seldovia
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4347° N, 151.7112° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4347&lon=-151.7112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9485P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9485P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26FA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260826013399A

## Narrative

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

VIDEO AND WITNESS STATEMENTS DESCRIBE THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO APPROACH RUNWAY 16 FAST, BOUNCED TWO  OR MORE TIMES AND THEN ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. DURING GO AROUND,  VIDEO SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISING AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN OUT. AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED AN INCIPIENT SPIN TO THE LEFT WHILE CLIPPING A TREE AND COMING TO REST IN A WATER FILLED LAGOON. WITNESSES THAT SAW THE CRASH DID NOT SEE ANY EGRESS EFFORT FROM PILOT OR PASSENEGERS. RESCUE ATTEMPTED BUT NOT SUCCESSFUL DUE TO AIRCRAFT BEING SUBMERGED AND RESCUERS NOT ABLE TO RELEASE SEATBELTS.

## 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 ANC26FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26FA091), Aug 26, 2026: Piper PA-24-260 (N9485P), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage, 4 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N9485P (3)

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

- [Incident 19910415016139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910415016139I), Apr 15, 1991: Piper PA24260 (N9485P), Chico, CA, Minor damage. Lost all electrical power. Landed without radio communication. Gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19860112025149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860112025149I), Jan 12, 1986: Piper PA24260 (N9485P), Yuma, AZ. Pilot unfamiliar with airport. Taxied on overrun of active runway.
- [Accident 19840901045709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901045709A), Sep 1, 1984: Piper PA24260 (N9485P), Montauk, NY, Substantial damage. Low and slow approach resulted in bounced landing. Lost directional control drifted off side of runway, hit tree.

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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