# NTSB Accident ANC95LA130
> **PIPER PA-12** · 1995-08-05 · KETCHIKAN, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC95LA130
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04125
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-08-05
- **Location:** KETCHIKAN, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.610462, -131.580017
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N3688M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND THE WATER IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM.  A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH WATER IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA.

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