# NTSB Accident ANC97TA095
> **Piper PA-18-180** · 1997-06-27 · TOK, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97TA095
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08052
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-06-27
- **Location:** TOK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.179393, -143.099914
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-180
- **Registration:** N3685Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The second pilot/dual student's failure to maintain a proper glidepath, and the pilot-in-command/flight instructor's inadequate supervision.  A factor associated with the accident was a downdraft.

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