# NTSB Accident GAA17CA569
> **PIPER PA 18** · 2017-09-25 · Beluga, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA569
- **Event ID:** 20171004X81252
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-09-25
- **Location:** Beluga, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 55.920093, -159.490646
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 18
- **Registration:** N3797Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inability to maintain pitch control due to an encounter with a tailwind gust after the airplane had stopped, which resulted in a nose-over.

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