# NTSB Accident ANC98LA095
> **Piper PA-22** · 1998-07-14 · NORTH POLE, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98LA095
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10449
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-14
- **Location:** NORTH POLE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.770027, -147.330352
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-22
- **Registration:** N1724P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable runway terrain for takeoff, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.  Factors in the accident were uneven/rutted terrain, and high vegetation along the runway edge.

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