- Date
- September 17, 2026, 21:40 local (Sep 18, 2026, 05:40 UTC)
- Place
- Northway, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9128DPiper PA-18-150
- Defining event
- Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined
- Status
- Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 203844
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9128D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Flight
- Business · Part 135
- Operator
- Hawk Mountain Air
N9128DRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Wind
- 70° at 6 knots
- Observed at
- 20 nm away
Other investigations on N9128D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC10CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportArctic Village, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an off-airport landing.NTSB ATL93LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColumbia, SCThe loss of engine power which resulted from fuel starvation when the carburetor float valve stuck in the closed position. A factor was the soft field .NTSB DEN87LA139Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWolf Point, MTThe pilot was on approach to his private strip at approxiamtely 25 feet AGL when the aircraft stalled. The aircraft dropped onto the runway, the pilot added full power attempting to recover, the left wing dipped and struck the ground.