# Incident 19791123046889I: Amtrmk PIONEER2, Anchorage, AK, November 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1979, 09:05 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9965F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9965F-1993-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scottish TWIN PIONEER SER 3 (registry code 8060102, https://openairdocs.org/model/scottish-twin-pioneer-ser-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMK PIONEER2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 8 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791123046889I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF. FROST, HARD PACKED SNOW, ICE ON WINGS. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ELEVATOR.

## 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 ANC80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA014), Nov 23, 1979: Scottish TP SR2 (N9965F), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9965F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790831030959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831030959A), Aug 31, 1979: Bag PIONEERSER2 (N9965F), Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from wet gravel runway with pot holes. Lost directional control. Hit brakes. Nosed over.

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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