# NTSB Accident ANC19TA014
> **Piper PA32R** · 2019-02-13 · Anchorage, AK, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC19TA014
- **Event ID:** 20190225X83007
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-02-13
- **Location:** Anchorage, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.3, -150.54
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA32R
- **Registration:** N40449
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to ensure that the passenger’s lap belt was appropriately fastened for the forecast turbulent conditions, and the passenger’s failure to tighten her lap belt appropriately, which resulted in the passenger’s serious injury during an encounter with turbulence.

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