# Accident 19791001028669A: Piper PA22, Post Lake, AK, October 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Post Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8795C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 403 total, 253 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791001028669A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC80DAG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG07), Oct 1, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N8795C), Post Lake, AK, substantial damage

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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