# Accident 19790616013099A: Piper PA16, Fayette, ME, June 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fayette, ME
- Airport: David Pont
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4090° N, 70.0337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayette, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4090&lon=-70.0337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6831K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6831K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 156 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DNC79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC79-202529) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790616013099A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT SEAPLANE PILOT WITH PASSENGER UNABLE TO CLEAR RIDGE ON TAKEOFF DUE TO NO WIND AND HIGH TEMPERATURE.

## 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 NYC79DNC79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC79-202529), Jun 16, 1979: Piper PA-16 (N6831K), Fayette, 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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