# Accident 19800129001709A: Piper PA23, Nondalton, AK, January 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1980, 15:00 local time
- Place: Nondalton, AK
- Airport: Nondalton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.9802° N, 154.8392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NONDALTON (5NN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9802&lon=-154.8392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1377P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1377P-2009-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 65 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129001709A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE QUIT ON TAKE OFF. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. CRASHED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 ANC80DAG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG27), Jan 29, 1980: Piper PA-23 (N1377P), Nondalton, 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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