66.2381° N, 166.1106° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Shishmaref, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 27, 1978 · 19:18 local
Place
Shishmaref, AK
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3799A
Reported as
Piper PA18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While taxiing on beach area pilot hit a log. Aircraft nosed up and prop struck sand.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE TAXIING ON BEACH AREA PILOT HIT A LOG. AIRCRAFT NOSED UP AND PROP STRUCK SAND.