# NTSB ANC26LA043: Piper PA-18A 150, N9250D, Tyonek, AK, May 19, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: May 19, 2026, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Coordinates: 59.40301, -154.25018
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4030&lon=-154.2502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490)
- 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
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA043
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203029/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA043

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-18A 150, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=7101837), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9250D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9250D), registered now, S/N 18-6541, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A 150
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A 150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (registry code 7101837) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-6541
- Year built: 1958
- Airframe hours: 4172
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 135
- Operator: Alaska Skies Air Taxi, LLC
- Registered owner: Nikos Jouflas
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 26, 2026, 70 hours before
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: NONE
- Equipment: Handheld GPS

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.79 inHg
- Turbulence: Light
- Observed at: PAIL, 29 nm away
- METAR: METAR PAIL 191653Z 10008KT 10SM SCT022 BKN030 OVC037 04/01 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP089 T00390011

## 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 20260519006009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260519006009A), May 19, 2026: Piper PA-18A 150, Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. On may 19, 2026, at approximately 0930 AKDT, a PA-18A-150 was substantially damaged upon landing at a remote hunting camp location near Iliamna alaksa. The…

## Other investigations on N9250D (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 ANC80DAG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG30), Feb 17, 1980: Piper PA-18A (N9250D), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage

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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