# NTSB Accident ANC97LA091
> **Piper PA-18** · 1997-06-26 · CHUGIAK, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA091
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08047
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-26
- **Location:** CHUGIAK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.409542, -149.169937
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N1386A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

water contamination in the fuel, the second pilot's inadequate preflight/preparation to ensure all water was drained from the airplane fuel tanks, and inadequate supervision by the first pilot (CFI).  A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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