# NTSB Accident ANC98LA146
> **Piper PA-18** · 1998-09-11 · KOTZEBUE, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98LA146
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10978
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-11
- **Location:** KOTZEBUE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 67.239181, -161.189361
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N7682D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.  A factor in the accident was sunglare as the pilot landed into the sun.

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