# NTSB Accident ANC90LA024
> **PIPER PA-22** · 1990-01-06 · BETTLES, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC90LA024
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22357
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-01-06
- **Location:** BETTLES, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 67.239562, -152.270782
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22
- **Registration:** N2728P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, HIGH WIND, DOWNDRAFT, AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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