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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-20 · Tozitna River, AK · September 5, 1980

Date
September 5, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Tozitna River, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7743K
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DAA23
Reported as
Piper PA20
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,420 total370 in this make and model310 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rocks slowed takeoff run on gravel bar. Became airborne with flaps. Wing hit River bank. Cartwheeled aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ROCKS SLOWED TAKEOFF RUN ON GRAVEL BAR. BECAME AIRBORNE WITH FLAPS. WING HIT RIVER BANK. CARTWHEELED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.