# NTSB Accident ANC99LA003
> **Piper PA-12** · 1998-10-10 · ANCHORAGE, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC99LA003
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11188
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-10
- **Location:** ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.159778, -149.990371
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N98900
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of a proper touchdown point.  Factors associated with the accident were darkness, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.

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