# NTSB Accident ANC89LA150
> **PIPER PA-18A** · 1989-08-18 · COPPER CENTER, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC89LA150
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29011
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-08-18
- **Location:** COPPER CENTER, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.680675, -145.140777
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18A
- **Registration:** N3877P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING BY THE PILOT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN HE IMPROPERLY APPLIED HARD BRAKING DURING A WHEEL LANDING.

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