# NTSB Accident ANC10CA016
> **PIPER PA-17** · 2010-01-31 · Skwentna, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC10CA016
- **Event ID:** 20100201X91417
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-01-31
- **Location:** Skwentna, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.563888, -151.557785
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-17
- **Registration:** N4568H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to make a low-altitude approach to land over trees in gusting winds, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree and a loss of control.

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