# NTSB Accident ANC03LA045
> **Piper PA-12** · 2003-04-19 · Dillingham, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC03LA045
- **Event ID:** 20030422X00542
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-19
- **Location:** Dillingham, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 58.333332, -158.5
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N3651N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while taxiing for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and an on ground encounter with ocean water.  A factor associated with the accident was a gusty wind condition.

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