# Incident 19780627035449I: Piper PA11, Northway, AK, June 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Airport: Jack Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9617° N, 141.9372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northway, AK, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9617&lon=-141.9372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4801M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4801M-2012-06-12) (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: 2,000 total, 34 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627035449I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK AN OBJECT IN THE WATER DURING TAKEOFF, ELECTED LAND LANDING DUE TO POSSIBLE FLOAT DAMAGE. MINOR DAMAGE

## Other reports on N4801M (2)

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

- [Accident 19840913051029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840913051029A), Sep 13, 1984: Piper PA11 (N4801M), Tasnuna Valley, AK, Substantial damage. Circled moose at low altitude and airspeed. Aircraft stalled, impacted ground.
- [Incident 19840630057049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840630057049I), Jun 30, 1984: Piper PA11 (N4801M), Valdez, AK, Minor damage. Heard clunk on takeoff from a tundra field. Left main gear attachment bracket failed. Ground looped landing.

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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