THE DTSB
Pending. Hit a mountain while enroute.
C-FITAQP: 7) TERRAIN COLLISION
Piper PA-20 | N7635K
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateJune 18, 2026
- Local time11:00 AM
- LightDay
- WeatherIMC
- Phase of flightEnroute
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
Accident Location
- City, State
- Cordova, Alaska
- Latitude
- 60.371072
- Longitude
- -144.600275
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N7635K
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- PA-20
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Gender
- Male
- Certification
- Unknown
- IFR rating
- Unknown
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- IMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- Unknown
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 7) TERRAIN COLLISION →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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