# NTSB ANC26LA055: Piper PA-18 105, N249T, Petersville, AK, June 18, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 17, 2026, 21:20 local (Jun 18, 2026, 05:20 UTC)
- Place: Petersville, AK · Tokositna Glacier
- Coordinates: 62.866688, -150.87644
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.8667&lon=-150.8764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 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): 203198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA055
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203198/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA055

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-18 105, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=7101809), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N249T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249T), registered now, S/N 18-2363, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18 105
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18 105](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (registry code 7101809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-2363
- Year built: 1953
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bigger Tires More Fun LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: TKA, Talkeetna, AK
- Destination: MRI, Anchorage, AK
- Airport: NONE

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 30.24 inHg
- Observed at: PATK, 39 nm away
- METAR: METAR PATK 180453Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP244 T02000067 TSNO $

## 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 20260617008649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260617008649A), Jun 17, 2026: Piper PA-18 105, Petersville, AK, Substantial damage. PIC narrative: "While climbing on the tokositna glacier toward rising terrain, I observed a decreasing indicated airspeed. A light downslope wind from the…

## Other investigations on N249T (2)

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 GAA18CA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA376), Jun 25, 2018: Piper PA 18 (N249T), Cantwell, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid a post during a go-around following a landing on unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB ANC79DAG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG87), Aug 1, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N249T), Kenai, 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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