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Aviation accident ANC15FA009

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.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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