Piper PA-18 N15XX accident near Beluga, Alaska, July 1, 2023
Piper PA-18, registration N15XX, operated by Dalks Leasing Inc, was involved in an accident near Beluga, Alaska on July 1, 2023. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ANC23LA049 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 71 minutes of the flight after departing the Wasilla Arpt area (PAWS), reaching a maximum of 8,225 ft. The last recorded position was at 17:55 UTC, at -50 ft and 48 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 35 km from Big River Lake (PALV).
The nearest weather report, from PAEN (63 km away), showed wind 210° at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-18 registered in United States (Mode S A0C9F9).
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
- July 1, 2023
- Location
- Beluga, Alaska
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N15XX
- Operator
- Dalks Leasing Inc
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ANC23LA049 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Wasilla Arpt (PAWS)
- Nearest airport
- Big River Lake (PALV)
- Recorded flight
- 71 min, max 8,225 ft
- Last recorded position
- 17:55 UTC, -50 ft, 48 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ANC23LA049; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.