# Accident 19790812043149A: Piper PA12, Lake Creek, AK, August 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1979, 20:15 local time
- Place: Lake Creek, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7663H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7663H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,437 total, 750 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812043149A

## Narrative

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

MADE DUSK TAKEOFF. WING STRUCK PERSON STANDING IN TAKEOFF PATH TAKING PICTURE OF OPERATION. UNKNOWN BY PILOT.

## 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 ANC79FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA080), Aug 12, 1979: Piper PA-12 (N7663H), Lake Creek, AK, minor damage

## Other reports on N7663H (2)

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

- [Accident 20060809020219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060809020219A), Aug 9, 2006: Piper PA12 (N7663H), Coldfoot, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was in the process of landing on a ridge line near chandalar lake. On final the pilot encountered a gust of downwind force that forced the aircraft…
- [Accident 19840526023139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526023139A), May 26, 1984: Piper PA12 (N7663H), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Crash landed on a road after engine quit due to carburetor icing.

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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