# NTSB Accident ANC98LA142
> **Cessna 170B** · 1998-09-05 · PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98LA142
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10975
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-05
- **Location:** PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.199668, -154.280258
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N4368M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The solo student pilot's excessive application of brakes during taxi from landing. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing, rough terrain, and the fuel leak from the fuel tank vent.

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