# Accident 19790608023199A: Piper PA28180, Ophir, AK, June 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1979, 08:50 local time
- Place: Ophir, AK
- Airport: Ophir
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 63.1459° N, 156.5289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OPHIR (Z17), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1459&lon=-156.5289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6475J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6475J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,736 total, 58 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608023199A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC79DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA057), Jun 8, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N6475J), Ophir, AK, incident, minor damage

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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