# Accident 19790823041379A: Piper PA11, Protection Poin, AK, August 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1979
- Place: Protection Poin, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4520M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4520M-1982-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 149 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823041379A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC79FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA085), Aug 23, 1979: Piper PA-11 (N4520M), Dillingham, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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