# NTSB Accident ANC98LA144
> **Piper PA-11** · 1998-09-09 · WILLOW, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98LA144
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10977
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-09
- **Location:** WILLOW, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.890731, -149.729614
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-11
- **Registration:** N30961
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area from the lake. Factors were the obstruction (point of land) hidden in the glare from the rising sun.

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