# NTSB ANC26LA056: Piper PA-22-160, N8953D, Russian Mission, AK, June 11, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 11, 2026, 14:05 local (22:05 UTC)
- Place: Russian Mission, AK
- Coordinates: 61.899, -161.43972
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8990&lon=-161.4397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092)
- 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): 203199
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA056
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203199/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA056

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-160, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=7102214), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8953D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8953D), registered now, S/N 22-6112, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-160
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-6112
- Year built: 1958
- Airframe hours: 5442
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Vassal Ministries
- Registered owner: Vassal Ministries
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 5, 2026, 6 hours before
- Departed: 95Z, North Pole, AK
- Destination: 95Z, North Pole, AK
- Airport: 9AK2, Kako Airport, runway 27, 2,600 × 75 ft, gravel
- Equipment: Handheld GPS

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.22 inHg
- Observed at: PARS, 8 nm away
- METAR: METAR PARS 112156Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM SCT018 09/06 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP238 T00890056 $

## 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 20260611006059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260611006059A), Jun 11, 2026: Piper PA-22-160, Russian Mission, AK, Substantial damage. On June 11, 2026, at approximately 14:05 AKDT, a Piper PA-22 aircraft operated by a commercial certificated pilot was involved in an accident while landing at…

## Other investigations on N8953D (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 NYC68D0318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0318), Dec 2, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N8953D), Coudersport, PA, 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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