# Accident 19780219002059A: Piper PA11, Kasilof, AK, February 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1978
- Place: Kasilof, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 60.3146° N, 151.2227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kasilof, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3146&lon=-151.2227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4980M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4980M-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219002059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS CONTOUR FLYING AND STRUCK WIRES.

## 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 ANC78DAG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG27), Feb 19, 1978: Piper PA-11 (N4980M), Kasilof, 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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