Accident · 2015-01-31
What the record says
- Event date
- 2015-01-31
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA 18 (N82735)
- Operating rule
- PUBU
- Operator
- STATE OF ALASKA Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- STATE OF ALASKA / Alaska State Troopers
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: NTSB case ANC15FA009Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Commercial | Airplane | 35 | Class 2 (2014-09-04) | 543 total · 192 in this make/model · 539 as PIC · 6 last 90 days |
| Pilot pilot flying | Commercial | None | 52 | Class 3 (2013-03-07) | 1,400 total |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.