19790901025449A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper J3 · Point Reyes, CA · September 1, 1979

Date
September 1, 1979 · 13:00 local
Place
Point Reyes, CA
Airport
Beach
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N70660
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DVD37
Reported as
Piper J3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Attempted takeoff on wet sand Beach, hit surf. Flipped over. Surf demolished aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON WET SAND BEACH, HIT SURF. FLIPPED OVER. SURF DEMOLISHED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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