Piper PA 18 N6966D

Summary

On 29 May 2016 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA 18 registered N6966D, operated by AK AC LLC, was involved in an accident near Shulin Lake, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 May 2016 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Shulin Lake, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.0808, -150.4908

Aircraft

Piper PA 18

Registration

N6966D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

AK AC LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Shulin Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA273

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during final approach.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, on short final during landing, he thought that he had cleared the trees on the approach end of the private airstrip. He reported that he aimed for his landing spot, but the propeller struck a tree and the airplane impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies or malfunctions during the flight with any portion of the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.