# NTSB Accident ANC01LA067
> **Piper PA-18** · 2001-06-03 · MINTO, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC01LA067
- **Event ID:** 20010718X01455
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-06-03
- **Location:** MINTO, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 65.032218, -148.822494
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N4468Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and an excessive descent rate resulting in a hard landing during an aborted takeoff.  Factors in the accident were a collision of the airplane's float assembly with an unknown object, and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.

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