Piper PA-18-150 N7777D

Summary

On 17 September 2025 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N7777D was involved in an accident near Delta Junction, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 September 2025 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Delta Junction, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Ridge (NONE)

Coordinates

63.9580, -147.0755

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N7777D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1954

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Delta Junction

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC25LA108

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an object during takeoff, which resulted in a collision and ground loop. Contributing was the pilot’s selection of an unsuitable takeoff area.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the takeoff roll while departing from a remote ridgeline in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, the airplane’s left wing struck a small pine tree. The airplane subsequently ground looped to the left, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.