# NTSB Accident ANC89LA063
> **PIPER PA-18** · 1989-04-22 · TALKEETNA, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC89LA063
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28018
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-22
- **Location:** TALKEETNA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.45008, -149.789672
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N1738A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE INADVERTANT STALL/MUSH OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE, SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

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