# NTSB Accident ANC94LA008
> **PIPER PA-18** · 1993-10-04 · PORT HEIDEN, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC94LA008
- **Event ID:** 20001211X13506
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-10-04
- **Location:** PORT HEIDEN, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 56.960968, -158.579238
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N81648
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION. A FACTOR WAS RISING TERRAIN.

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