# Incident 19781031027979I: Piper PA12, Paxson, AK, October 31, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1978, 09:30 local time
- Place: Paxson, AK
- Airport: Paxson Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 63.0897° N, 145.6131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paxson, AK, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0897&lon=-145.6131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7823H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7823H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,681 total, 762 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/19781031027979I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER LOUD NOISE. RIGHT GEAR STREAMLINE STRUT FAILED.

## Other reports on N7823H (1)

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

- [Incident 19860904060389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860904060389I), Sep 4, 1986: Piper PA12 (N7823H), Gailbraith Lake, AK, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed and lift struts damaged, landing on sand bar. No endorsements for crosscountry flight.

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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