Piper PA-18-150 N9796P

Summary

On 4 September 2004 at about 03:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N9796P was involved in an accident near Cantwell, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 September 2004 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cantwell, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

63.6622, -148.3397

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N9796P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cantwell → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC04LA104

1 person had minor injuries.

An in-flight fire for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an off-airport forced landing and subsequent destruction of the airplane by fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was on a local personal flight with his two dogs, when he saw smoke coming up through the airplanes floorboards. He opened the side window so he could see and breathe better, but the increased air flow made the smoke worse. He made a forced landing in brush, and was able to exit the airplane and get his dogs away from the airplane before it was consumed by fire. The pilot said he was not aware of what initiated the fire, but believes it may have originated near the battery. Due to the remote location, the airplane was not examined by either NTSB or FAA personnel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.