# NTSB Accident ANC98LA155
> **Piper PA-12** · 1998-09-22 · NEW STUYAHOK, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC98LA155
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10986
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-09-22
- **Location:** NEW STUYAHOK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.490051, -157.28984
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N7689H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area and his intentional ground loop maneuver.  A factor associated with the accident was trees.

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