# Accident 19790819023719A: Piper PA18, Chalet Lake, AK, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Chalet Lake, AK
- Airport: Chalet Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4370A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4370A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 74 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819023719A

## Narrative

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

MADE EARLY LIFTOFF ON ROUGH SHORT STRIP. GUSTS CAUSED WING TO HIT GROUND AFTER LIFTOFF.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4370A (1)

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

- [Accident 19870915058959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870915058959A), Sep 15, 1987: Piper PA18150 (N4370A), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed long on nearby strip. Intentionally ground looped to keep out of hole end of runway

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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