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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Protection Poin, AK · August 23, 1979

Date
August 23, 1979
Place
Protection Poin, AK
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4520M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79FA085
Reported as
Piper PA11
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
263 total149 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airplane impacted ground in nose-down attitude. Dense fog reported in area. Toxicology positive for drugs & alcohol

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE IMPACTED GROUND IN NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE. DENSE FOG REPORTED IN AREA. TOXICOLOGY POSITIVE FOR DRUGS & ALCOHOL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.