# NTSB ANC26LA064: Piper PA-18 105, N7506K, Chena, AK, June 23, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 22, 2026, 22:30 local (Jun 23, 2026, 06:30 UTC)
- Place: Chena, AK
- Coordinates: 64.710246, -148.1885
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7102&lon=-148.1885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- 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): 203247
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA064
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203247/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA064

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-18 105, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=7101809), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7506K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7506K), registered now, S/N 18-226, built 1950 (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 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-226
- Year built: 1950
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.91 inHg
- Observed at: AFA, 10 nm away
- METAR: METAR PAFA 230553Z 23008KT 10SM SCT070 BKN100 BKN200 21/10 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02110100 10261 20211 51009 $

## 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 20260622008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260622008549A), Jun 22, 2026: Piper PA-18 105, Chena, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing off airport short field landings on a river sandbar. On the accident approach the pilot stated he chose a touchdown point in the middle of…

## Other investigations on N7506K (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 ANC75FAG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75FAG33), Sep 15, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N7506K), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC73DAG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG05), Jul 15, 1972: Piper PA-18 (N7506K), Glenallen, 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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