# Accident 19791216031869A: Piper PA11, Montague Island, AK, December 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Montague Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.1092° N, 147.3411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1092&lon=-147.3411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78635, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78635) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 720 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216031869A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A BEACH. AIRCRAFT STRUCK SNOW DRIFT ON ROLLOUT. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ANC80DAG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG16), Dec 16, 1979: Piper PA-11 (N78635), Montague Is, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N78635 (4)

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

- [Incident 20180408003379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180408003379I), Apr 8, 2018: Piper PA-11 (N78635), Chenega, AK, Minor damage. The pilot reported that during the landing to the sand beach, the soft sand "caught him by surprise" and the propeller impacted the sand. He reported that…
- [Incident 20130711014749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130711014749I), Jul 11, 2013: Piper PA-11 (N78635), Montague Island, AK, Minor damage. While attempting takeoff from a sandy beach the aircraft ended up in the water.
- [Accident 20110811022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110811022439A), Aug 11, 2011: Piper PA-11 (N78635), Montague Island, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft flipped over at the end of the landing rollout. Local fishermen helped the pilot upright the aircraft. A ferry permit was issued to relocate the…
- [Accident 20000817042599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817042599A), Aug 17, 2000: Piper PA11 (N78635), Maclead Harbor, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 16, 2000, about 2030 Alaska daylight time, N78635, a Piper PA-11, sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage during a landing…

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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