| Crash location | 62.485277°N, 149.592222°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Talkeetna, AK
62.323889°N, 150.109444°W 20.0 miles away |
| Tail number | N7796Y |
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| Accident date | 06 Jun 2009 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-18-150 |
| Additional details: | None |
The commercial pilot was on a passenger flight to an off-airport site under Title 14, CFR Part 135. The pilot said during final approach to land he allowed the airspeed to get too low, and the airplane started to stall. He said he initiated a stall recovery, but the airplane landed hard, and the main landing gear collapsed. The pilot said there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. He said the left wing spar was damaged in the accident.
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing.