# NTSB Accident ANC91LA091
> **PIPER PA-12** · 1991-07-06 · MERRILL PASS, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC91LA091
- **Event ID:** 20001212X17409
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-07-06
- **Location:** MERRILL PASS, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.220863, -149.850387
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N121EF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL SPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TURBULENCE.

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