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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Ophir, AK · June 8, 1979

Date
June 8, 1979 · 08:50 local
Place
Ophir, AK
Airport
Ophir
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6475J
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DA057
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,736 total58 in this make and model108 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.

Pilot said the wind was calm when he started his takeoff but strong tailwind came up during takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SAID THE WIND WAS CALM WHEN HE STARTED HIS TAKEOFF BUT STRONG TAILWIND CAME UP DURING TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.