SERS · PIPER PA 18 · 2015-01-31 · Wasilla, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC15FA009
Event ID
20150202X20456
Type
Accident
Date
2015-01-31
Location
Wasilla, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.528057, -149.688049
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA 18
Registration
N82735
FAR Part
PUBU
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.