# NTSB Accident ANC10LA094
> **PIPER PA-18** · 2010-09-16 · Dillingham, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC10LA094
- **Event ID:** 20100916X72850
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-09-16
- **Location:** Dillingham, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.059444, -158.530273
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N9699P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Both pilots’ failure to see and avoid each other during initial climb, resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the pilot of N9699P’s inability to use his airplane's radio for air traffic advisories.

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