Both Pilots Survive, One With Serious Injuries

The NTSB is investigating a collision between two float planes departing from a pond near Dillingham, AK.

The accident occurred as the aircraft were taking of from Shannon's Pond about 350 miles southwest of Anchorage on Wednesday. NTSB investigator Larry Lewis told television station KTUU that one both pilots survived. One sustained what the NTSB described as major but non-life-threatening injuries, the other was only slightly injured. Neither pilot was immediately identified.

FAA information shows both aircraft were Piper PA-18 Cubs. The aircraft registered as N2FD was taxiing prior to takeoff, according to the FAA investigation, while N9699P was departing. The pilot of the aircraft still on the water sustained the lesser injuries. The departing aircraft (N9699P) is registered to Justin C. Rogers of Dillinghan, according to the FAA registration database, while N2FD is registered to James Woolingham, also of Dillingham.

Super Cub Amphib File Photo

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 9699P        Make/Model: PA18      Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
  Date: 09/15/2010     Time: 0305

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Minor     Mid Air: Y    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
  City: DILLINGHAM   State: AK   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  N9699P PIPER PA-18-150 AND N2FD PIPER PA-18A COLLIDED ON TAKEOFF FROM A
  POND, THE 1 PERSON ON BOARD N9699P SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE 1
  PERSON ON BOARD N2FD SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES, NEAR DILLINGHAM, AK

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
      # Crew:   1    Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   1     Unk:   
      # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
      # Grnd:          Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: METAR PADL 160249Z 18008KT 30DM FEW040 13/07 A3021

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Take-off      Operation: OTHER

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