# NTSB Accident ANC97TA096
> **Piper PA-18** · 1997-07-02 · NENANA, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC97TA096
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08287
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-02
- **Location:** NENANA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.47013, -148.569473
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N5582C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and a collapsed main landing gear.  His lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes was a related factor.

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