# NTSB Accident GAA16CA458
> **PIPER PA18** · 2016-08-26 · Central, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA458
- **Event ID:** 20160830X35738
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-08-26
- **Location:** Central, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 65.26667, -145.233337
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA18
- **Registration:** N9575D
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to taxi on unsuitable terrain after landing, which resulted in an encounter with a washed out ditch.

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