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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 8GCBC · Alexander Lake, AK · July 1, 1979

Date
July 1, 1979 · 11:30 local
Place
Alexander Lake, AK
Airport
Alexander Lake
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5051U
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAH16
Reported as
Blanca 8GCBC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total39 in this make and model10 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 he hit a soft spot on the runway. Left wing hit a log along the side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT SAID HE HIT A SOFT SPOT ON THE RUNWAY. LEFT WING HIT A LOG ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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