# Accident 19790831030959A: Bag PIONEERSER2, Pilot Point, AK, August 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1979, 15:40 local time
- Place: Pilot Point, AK
- Airport: Pilot Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.5804° N, 157.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PILOT POINT (PNP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5804&lon=-157.5720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9965F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9965F-1993-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scottish TWIN PIONEER SER 3 (registry code 8060102, https://openairdocs.org/model/scottish-twin-pioneer-ser-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAG PIONEERSER2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 29 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831030959A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM WET GRAVEL RUNWAY WITH POT HOLES. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HIT BRAKES. NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC79DA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA087), Aug 31, 1979: Scotish Avn SH-2 (N9965F), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9965F (1)

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

- [Incident 19791123046889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123046889I), Nov 23, 1979: Amtrmk PIONEER2 (N9965F), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during takeoff. Frost, hard packed snow, ice on wings. Horizontal stabilizer, elevator.

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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