# Incident 19791107055579I: Piper PA18135, Fairbanks, AK, November 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2444A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2444A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 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/19791107055579I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM BUSH STRIP, AIRCRAFT SNAGGED LEFT WHEEL IN BUSH, HIT SLOUGH BANK. DAMAGED PROP, COWL, GEAR.

## Other reports on N2444A (1)

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

- [Accident 19760907034989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760907034989A), Sep 7, 1976: Piper PA18135 (N2444A), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Ran into brush.

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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