| Crash location | 66.839444°N, 149.837500°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 | Coldfoot, AK
67.256389°N, 150.184167°W 30.3 miles away |
| Tail number | N9279D |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 19 May 2011 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-18A |
| Additional details: | None |
During taxi, after an off-airport landing, the pilot stated that a wind gust from behind the airplane resulted in the airplane nosing over and sustaining damage to the right wing lift struts.
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.