19791001028669A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA22 · Post Lake, AK · October 1, 1979

Date
October 1, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place
Post Lake, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8795C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DAG07
Reported as
Piper PA22
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
403 total253 in this make and model48 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 attempted takeoff on short gravel strip. Settled back to ground and struck log, causing crash.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON SHORT GRAVEL STRIP. SETTLED BACK TO GROUND AND STRUCK LOG, CAUSING CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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