# Accident 19790609013899A: Piper J3, Millinocket, ME, June 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Millinocket, ME
- Airport: Stratton Pond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6592° N, 68.6981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millinocket, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6592&lon=-68.6981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23150 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DNC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609013899A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM A SMALL LAKE. HAD ONLY 1200 FEET OF USABLE RUNWAY. MUSHED INTO TREES ON THE TAKEOFF END OF RWY.

## 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 NYC79DNC29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC29), Jun 9, 1979: Piper J-3 (N23150), Millinocket, ME, substantial 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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