# Accident 19800901042119A: Piper PA14, Farwell, AK, September 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1980, 14:00 local time
- Place: Farwell, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4259H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4259H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-14 (registry code 7101402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 721 total, 721 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAH11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800901042119A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON SAND-BAR. WING-TIP DUG IN. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## 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 ANC80DAH11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH11), Sep 1, 1980: Piper PA-14 (N4259H), Farewell, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4259H (3)

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

- [Accident 19930919034989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919034989A), Sep 19, 1993: Piper PA14 (N4259H), Yantarni Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to land on a beach in strong crosswind. Ground looped. Tail wheel bolt broke. Exceeded crosswind component.
- [Incident 19780909018639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909018639I), Sep 9, 1978: Piper PA14 (N4259H), Ptarmigan Pass, AK, Minor damage. Pilot struck a small tree during attempted takeoff downwind.
- [Accident 19750626022649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750626022649A), Jun 26, 1975: Piper PA14 (N4259H), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Cowling came loose drg climb.

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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