61.2181° N, 149.9003° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 20, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N419RW
Reported as
Piper PA20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
175 total30 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.
Pilot landed on mud flat to repair carb heat. Could not get off due to sticky mud. Ran into a slough.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LANDED ON MUD FLAT TO REPAIR CARB HEAT. COULD NOT GET OFF DUE TO STICKY MUD. RAN INTO A SLOUGH.