# NTSB Accident ANC21LA085
> **PIPER PA-12** · 2021-09-06 · Tyonek, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC21LA085
- **Event ID:** 20210913103846
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2021-09-06
- **Location:** Tyonek, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.272318, -152.06502
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N149AK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s selection of inappropriate terrain and decision to land with a tailwind, which resulted in a loss of directional control, an attempted go-around, and subsequent impact with terrain.

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