# NTSB Accident ANC11LA008
> **PIPER PA-32-300** · 2011-01-04 · Platinum, AK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC11LA008
- **Event ID:** 20110105X40356
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-01-04
- **Location:** Platinum, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 59.01139, -161.819442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 3
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N9304K
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's misidentification of the airport's active runway, resulting in an off-runway landing and collision with a ditch/berm.

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