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Accident: Piper PA 18

Jan 31, 2015 · Wasilla, AK

NTSB numberANC15FA009Event id20150202X20456

0
Fatalities
2
Serious injuries
0
Minor injuries
0
Uninjured

Probable cause

Both pilots’ inadequate visual lookout and failure to see and avoid each other while in level cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the obscuration of the pilot’s visibility due to sun glare. Both pilots’ inadequate visual lookout and failure to see and avoid each other while in level cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the obscuration of the other pilot’s visibility due to sun glare.

NTSB docket ANC15FA009

Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.

Aircraft involved (2)

Aircraft
Piper PA 18
Registration
N82735
Year built
1977
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial
Operating rules
Public aircraft
Defining event
Enroute Midair collision
Aircraft
Piper PA18
Registration
N78NR
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial
Operating rules
Part 91: general aviation
Defining event
Enroute Midair collision

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Nearest airports

Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.

  • Big Lake Airport (BGQ)4 nm (7 km) west
  • Wasilla Airport (WWA)5 nm (9 km) north-east
  • Birchwood Airport (PABV)8 nm (16 km) south-east

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