# NTSB Accident ANC14FA050
> **PIPER PA 12** · 2014-07-02 · Anchorage, AK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC14FA050
- **Event ID:** 20140702X22950
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-07-02
- **Location:** Anchorage, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.214443, -149.85028
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 12
- **Registration:** N3512M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The incorrect (reverse) rigging of the elevator control cables, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect the misrigging.

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