# Accident 19790623014969A: Piper PA11S, Alplaus, NY, June 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Alplaus, NY
- Airport: Wello Seaplane Ba
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8554° N, 73.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alplaus, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8554&lon=-73.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11S
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,591 total, 800 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623014969A

## Narrative

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

WHILE THE SEAPLANE WAS DOCKING A SPECTATOR STEPPED ONTO THE FLOAT AND INTO THE PROPELLER.

## 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 NYC79FFA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA24), Jun 23, 1979: Piper PA-11 (N143R), Alplaus, NY, 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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