# Accident 19791106031269A: Piper J5A, Anchorage, AK, November 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1979, 11:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Sky Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1165° N, 149.8188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKY HARBOR (9AK5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1165&lon=-149.8188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35818, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35818-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,058 total, 1,658 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FAG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791106031269A

## Narrative

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

TRIED LANDING IN SEVERE GUSTY CROSSWIND. DRAGGED WING TIP. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED,WENT OVER EMBANKMENT

## 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 ANC80FAG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FAG11), Nov 6, 1979: Piper J5A (N35818), Anchorage, 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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