Piper PA-18-150 N8979D accident near Palmer, Alaska, July 10, 2025
Piper PA-18-150, registration N8979D, operated by WILLIAMS AIRCRAFT LLC, was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska on July 10, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case ANC25LA075 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 36 minutes of the flight after departing the Lake Hood area (PALH), reaching a maximum of 2,050 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:52 UTC, at 1,550 ft and 73 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 14 km from Palmer Muni (PAAQ).
The nearest weather report, from PAAQ (14 km away), showed wind 110° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 12,000 ft (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-18-150 registered in United States (Mode S AC62EC).
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 10, 2025
- Location
- Palmer, Alaska
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N8979D
- Operator
- WILLIAMS AIRCRAFT LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- ANC25LA075 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Lake Hood (PALH)
- Nearest airport
- Palmer Muni (PAAQ)
- Recorded flight
- 36 min, max 2,050 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:52 UTC, 1,550 ft, 73 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case ANC25LA075; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.