# Accident 19740324010839A: Piper PA11, Golovin, AK, March 24, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1974
- Place: Golovin, AK
- Airport: Golovin Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 64.5603° N, 163.0076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Golovin, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5603&lon=-163.0076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78828, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 651 total, 265 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC74FAA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740324010839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT ON DOWN WIND LEG AFTER DRAGGING FLD. GUSTING TO 40K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC74FAA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74FAA30), Mar 24, 1974: Piper PA-11 (N78828), Golovin, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N78828 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780904017719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904017719I), Sep 4, 1978: Piper PA11 (N78828), Rampart, AK, Substantial damage. Wing caught bushes along side of runway, landing gear broke off.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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