# NTSB Accident ANC06CA133
> **Piper PA-18** · 2006-09-18 · Koliganek, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC06CA133
- **Event ID:** 20061004X01446
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-09-18
- **Location:** Koliganek, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 60.303611, -156.899444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N82905
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from rising terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.  Factors associated with the accident were a downdraft, the pilot's intentional low altitude flight, and his inadequate weather evaluation.

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