# NTSB Accident ANC97LA100
> **Piper PA-18-160** · 1997-07-08 · CANTWELL, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA100
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08274
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-08
- **Location:** CANTWELL, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.010387, -149.400802
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-160
- **Registration:** N3952Z
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear terrain.  Factors were exceeding the airplane's maximum allowable gross weight, and downdrafts and turbulence associated with wind flowing across a mountain ridge.

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