# NTSB Accident ANC97LA103
> **Piper PA-22** · 1997-07-15 · FAIRBANKS, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97LA103
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08277
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-15
- **Location:** FAIRBANKS, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.810722, -147.720123
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-22
- **Registration:** N4520A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's initiation of an abrupt, evasive maneuver, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.  Factors in the accident were an undetermined object crossing the runway and the passenger's rudder control interference during the evasive maneuver.

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