# NTSB ANC26LA017: Piper PA-18, N1532V, Waialua, HI, March 3, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: March 3, 2026, 08:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place: Waialua, HI
- Coordinates: 21.579559, -158.19681
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5796&lon=-158.1968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA017
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/202594/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA017

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-18, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=7101802), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1532V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1532V), registered now, S/N 18-572, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-572
- Year built: 1950
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Sutton Aviation LLC
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: HDH, Kawaihapai Airfield

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260303005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260303005189A), Mar 3, 2026: Piper PA-18, Waialua, HI, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Experienced right hand landing gear collapse after landing rollout causing damage to main landing gear and right wing assembly. Detail…

## Other investigations on N1532V (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 CHI66A0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0049), Nov 14, 1965: Piper PA-18 (N1532V), New Carlisle, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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.

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