# NTSB ANC26LA065: Piper PA-18-125, N7178K, Wasilla, AK, June 24, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 24, 2026, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Coordinates: 61.394615, -149.84374
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3946&lon=-149.8437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- 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/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA065
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203248/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA065

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-18-125, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7101812), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7178K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7178K), registered now, S/N 18-549, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-125
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-125) (registry code 7101812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (registry code 42389, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18-549
- Year built: 1950
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: Z40, Goose Bay, runway 08/26, 3,000 × 75 ft

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.07 inHg
- Observed at: ABV, 10 nm away
- METAR: METAR PABV 241756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW011 SCT032 11/08 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01110078 10111 20072 56011 $

## Other investigations on N7178K (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 ANC70D0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70D0074), Oct 9, 1969: Piper PA-18 (N7178K), Fairbanks, 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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