# Accident 19791204033099A: Piper PA18, Kenia, AK, December 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Kenia, AK
- Airport: Kenia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2854D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2854D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,025 total, 150 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791204033099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPED TAKE OFF FROM A 600 FT LONG L SHAPED STRIP. HAD ACCIDENT ON SAME STRIP 11/30/79.

## 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 ANC80DAG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG19), Dec 4, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N2854D), Lachbuna 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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