# NTSB Accident ANC07LA015
> **Piper PA-18** · 2007-01-13 · Tyonek, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC07LA015
- **Event ID:** 20070411X00388
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2007-01-13
- **Location:** Tyonek, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.229999, -152.070831
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N237WT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control on the ground, and the wing impacting the snow-covered terrain.  A factor associated with the accident was the snow-covered terrain.

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