# NTSB Accident ANC01LA142
> **Piper PA-18** · 2001-09-20 · PORT HEIDEN, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC01LA142
- **Event ID:** 20011022X02128
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-09-20
- **Location:** PORT HEIDEN, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 56.908332, -158.683334
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N7477L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions.  A factor in the accident was the presence of a tailwind.

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