# NTSB Accident ANC99LA050
> **Luscombe L-8F** · 1999-04-26 · KODIAK, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC99LA050
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00408
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-04-26
- **Location:** KODIAK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 57.79087, -152.400726
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Luscombe
- **Model:** L-8F
- **Registration:** N45627
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate terrain clearance during the initial climb, and the inadvertent stall/spin during the turn to avoid terrain.  A factor in this accident was the pilot exceeding the allowable maximum gross weight of the airplane.

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