# NTSB Accident ANC92LA131
> **PIPER PA-18A** · 1992-08-13 · EISENMENGER CRK, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC92LA131
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15290
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-08-13
- **Location:** EISENMENGER CRK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.699375, -144.889251
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18A
- **Registration:** N3889P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN CLEARANCE OF THE HIGH VEGETATION DURING TAKEOFF.  A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH VEGETATION.

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