# NTSB Accident ANC97LA054
> **Piper PA-18-150** · 1997-04-11 · MANOKOTAK, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA054
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07644
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-11
- **Location:** MANOKOTAK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 58.880851, -158.929031
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N8071D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall of the airplane.  A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's performance of a low altitude flight maneuver.

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