# Accident 19740809028569A: Piper PA11, Gulkana, AK, August 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1974
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Unnamed Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78841, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78841-1975-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75AA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740809028569A

## Narrative

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

L AIL CTL CABLE SEPARATED 18IN FM CTL STICK.PREVIOUS SEP NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED.UNCERTIFIED MECH.

## 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 ANC75AA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA012), Aug 9, 1974: Piper PA-11 (N78841), Gulkana, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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