# NTSB Accident ANC02FA097
> **Piper PA-18** · 2002-08-14 · Skwentna, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02FA097
- **Event ID:** 20020829X01490
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-14
- **Location:** Skwentna, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.95, -151.166671
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N4065Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach to land, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent collision with trees.

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