# NTSB Accident ANC96LA073
> **Piper PA-18** · 1996-05-17 · COLD BAY, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC96LA073
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05689
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-17
- **Location:** COLD BAY, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.220062, -162.779266
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N4319Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's excessive taxi speed. Factors associated with the accident were: the pilot's improper preflight inspection of the airplane, and the entanglement of the left main landing gear brake and axle with wire.

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