# Incident 19790911035079I: Piper PA18A, Beluga, AK, September 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1869° N, 151.1854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beluga, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1869&lon=-151.1854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8066C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8066C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790911035079I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ON DAMP SOFT TURF AIRCRAFT STRUCK HAMMOCK, BECAME AIRBORNE,CAME DOWN ON SOFT SPOT, NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N8066C (1)

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

- [Accident 19880808036429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880808036429A), Aug 8, 1988: Piper PA18A135 (N8066C), Chandalar River, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated a wind gust blew aircraft up on a wing landing on a gravel bar lost control. Aircraft nosed over.

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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