# NTSB Accident ANC04CA105
> **Piper PA-18** · 2004-09-06 · Healy, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC04CA105
- **Event ID:** 20041006X01583
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-09-06
- **Location:** Healy, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 63.844444, -148.287506
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N7472D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a collision with vegetation and a nose over.  A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.

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