# Accident 19790817020819A: Piper PA11, Glenallen, AK, August 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Glenallen, AK
- Airport: Jack Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1092° N, 145.5464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glennallen, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1092&lon=-145.5464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88436 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,382 total, 527 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG84) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817020819A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON UNUSED AIRSTRIP. HIT DITCH, FLIPPED OVER. NO NOTAMS OR RUNWAY CLOSED MARKERS.

## 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 ANC79DAG84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG84), Aug 17, 1979: Bellanca 8GCBC (N88436), Glenallen, 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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