# NTSB Accident ANC01LA008
> **Weste AVID** · 2000-10-15 · CHUGIAK, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC01LA008
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22098
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-10-15
- **Location:** CHUGIAK, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.409053, -149.169204
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Weste
- **Model:** AVID
- **Registration:** N126DW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

A total loss of engine power due to a piston failure.  Factors in the accident were an out-of-rig flight control system, an inadvertent stall, and no suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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