# Accident 19790411008819A: Pilats PC6CH2, Raeford, NC, April 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1979, 21:30 local time
- Place: Raeford, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9804° N, 79.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raeford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9804&lon=-79.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N361F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N361F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/C-H2 (registry code 3375014, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-c-h2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331 SER 605HP (registry code 01502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PILATS PC6CH2
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79IA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411008819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED SLIGHT AIRFRAME VIBRATION DURING CLIMB.LANDED SAFELY.FOUND RIGHT ELAVATOR MISSING.BOLT FAILED.

## 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 IAD79IA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79IA044), Apr 11, 1979: Fairchild PC-6C (N361F), Raeford, NC, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N361F (2)

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

- [Accident 19830925061289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830925061289A), Sep 25, 1983: Pilats PC6CH2 (N361F), Lodi, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled and crashed 200 ft short of landing runway. Pilot claims prop went into beta range.
- [Incident 19780908018309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908018309I), Sep 8, 1978: N361F, Billings, MT. Forced landing after loss of fuel pressure. Fuel filter improperly installed.

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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