# NTSB ANC26LA093: Piper PA-18, N15XX, Beluga, AK, August 29, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 29, 2026, 11:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Beluga, AK · Remote airstrip
- Coordinates: 61.2715, -151.2468
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2715&lon=-151.2468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: 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
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA093
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203705/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA093

## Sequence of events

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

- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-18, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=7101802), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15XX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15XX), registered now, S/N 18-811, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (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: 18-811
- Year built: 1951
- Airframe hours: 5453
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Timothy Brown
- Registered owner: Dalks Leasing Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 4, 2026, 20.4 hours before
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: None, Gravel Strip
- Equipment: Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 29.79 inHg
- Observed at: PANC, 36 nm away
- METAR: METAR PANC 291853Z 22004KT 10SM FEW010 FEW050 FEW070 FEW130 13/09 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP087 T01330094

## Other investigations on N15XX (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 ANC23LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA049), Jul 1, 2023: Piper PA-18 (N15XX), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff site, resulting in a collision with brush-covered terrain.

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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