# Accident 19790828025439A: Piper J3, Whitter, AK, August 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Whitter, AK
- Airport: Shrode Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N87822, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87822) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,332 total, 1,215 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DAG97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG97) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828025439A

## Narrative

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

MADE WATER TAKEOFF TOWARDS HILLS. BLINDED BY SUN, TURNED TO AVOID HILLS. STALLED AIRCRAFT. SPUN INTO LAKE.

## 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 ANC79DAG97](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG97), Aug 28, 1979: Piper J-3 (N87822), Shrode Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N87822 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830626029509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626029509A), Jun 26, 1983: Piper J3C65 (N87822), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled on final for a river landing. Left float and fuselage damaged by impact with the water.

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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