# NTSB Accident ANC99LA088
> **Cessna 140** · 1999-06-22 · NORTH POLE, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC99LA088
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18922
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-06-22
- **Location:** NORTH POLE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 64.770019, -147.329742
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 140
- **Registration:** N4205N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were a wet grass runway, and the pilot's excessive application of the brakes.

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