# Accident 19780116001439A: Piper PA31T1, Scammon Bay, AK, January 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1978
- Place: Scammon Bay, AK
- Airport: Scammon Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 61.8445° N, 165.5737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SCAMMON BAY (SCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8445&lon=-165.5737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121VC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121VC-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 49 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116001439A

## Narrative

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

OPERATING AS WIEN AIR FLT 3397.ABT 262# OVR MAX LNDG GWT.ADVSD RWOD PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

## 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 ANC78DA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA010), Jan 16, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N121VC), Scammon Bay, AK, substantial damage

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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