ANC26LA017

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Waialua, HI · March 3, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
March 3, 2026, 08:40 local (18:40 UTC)
Place
Waialua, HI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1532VPiper PA-18
Defining event
Landing: Landing gear collapse
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
Parties
FAA/FSDO
FAA report
20260303005189A
Case key
202594

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Aircraft

Registration
N1532V
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Serial number
18-572
Built
1950
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Sutton Aviation LLC
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
HDH · Kawaihapai Airfield

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1532V · 1

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