# NTSB Accident ANC23LA015
> **PIPER PA-12** · 2023-01-16 · Anchorage, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC23LA015
- **Event ID:** 20230124106629
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-01-16
- **Location:** Anchorage, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.132206, -149.94506
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-12
- **Registration:** N3904M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, resulting in the main landing gear wheels breaking through the snow, and a subsequent nose over.

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