Piper PA22 N7741D accident near Anchorage, Alaska, May 17, 2023
Piper PA22, registration N7741D, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska on May 17, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ANC23LA035 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 38 minutes of the flight after departing the Kenai Muni area (PAEN), reaching a maximum of 3,000 ft. The last recorded position was at 18:46 UTC, at 200 ft and 84 knots, descending at 384 feet per minute, about 0 km from Anchorage Intl (PANC).
The nearest weather report, from PANC (0 km away), showed wind 320° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-22-150 registered in United States (Mode S AA7A62).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- May 17, 2023
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska
- Aircraft
- Piper PA22
- Registration
- N7741D
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ANC23LA035 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Kenai Muni (PAEN)
- Nearest airport
- Anchorage Intl (PANC)
- Recorded flight
- 38 min, max 3,000 ft
- Last recorded position
- 18:46 UTC, 200 ft, 84 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ANC23LA035; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.