# Incident 19840630057049I: Piper PA11, Valdez, AK, June 30, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1984, 08:00 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Airport: Valdez
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1308&lon=-146.3483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4801M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4801M-2012-06-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840630057049I

## Narrative

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

HEARD CLUNK ON TAKEOFF FROM A TUNDRA FIELD. LEFT MAIN GEAR ATTACHMENT BRACKET FAILED. GROUND LOOPED LANDING.

## Other reports on N4801M (2)

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

- [Accident 19840913051029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840913051029A), Sep 13, 1984: Piper PA11 (N4801M), Tasnuna Valley, AK, Substantial damage. Circled moose at low altitude and airspeed. Aircraft stalled, impacted ground.
- [Incident 19780627035449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627035449I), Jun 27, 1978: Piper PA11 (N4801M), Northway, AK, Minor damage. Pilot struck an object in the water during takeoff, elected land landing due to possible float damage. Minor 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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