# Incident 19790815031329I: Piper PA28180, King Salmon, AK, August 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1979, 08:37 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6883° N, 156.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of King Salmon, AK, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6883&lon=-156.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7965N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7965N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815031329I

## Narrative

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

NOSE TIRE SANK INTO SOFT SAND DURING LANDING. NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF.

## Other reports on N7965N (1)

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

- [Incident 19880810041509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810041509I), Aug 10, 1988: Piper PA28180 (N7965N), Fairbanks, AK. Rough engine and fuel pressure went to zero. Returned to Fairbanks. Found loose main fuel line to carburetor.

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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