# Accident 19790809023749A: Piper PA12, Long Lake, AK, August 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Long Lake, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 62.1543° N, 145.4553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GULKANA (GKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1543&lon=-145.4553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7853H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7853H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,470 total, 45 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809023749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM LAKE. AIRCRAFT WAS OVERLOADED. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF. HIT SHORE AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC79DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA078), Aug 9, 1979: Piper PA-12 (N7853H), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7853H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770319005279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770319005279A), Mar 19, 1977: Piper PA12 (N7853H), Peters Creek Ak, AK, 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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