| Crash location | 61.186944°N, 159.121667°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Aniak, AK
61.578333°N, 159.522222°W 30.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N11668 |
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| Accident date | 21 Oct 2011 |
| Aircraft type | Bellanca 7GCBC |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot was landing at an off-airport site in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. He said he applied excessive braking pressure during landing, and the airplane nosed over. The brakes had recently been replaced with larger brakes, and he said he should have practiced more after the new brakes were installed prior to landing at the off-airport site.
The pilot's excessive use of brakes during landing.