# Accident 19850208021559A: Piper PA11, Soldotna_______, AK, February 8, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Soldotna_______, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3210° N, 150.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3210&lon=-150.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4523M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4523M-2013-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 30 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850208021559A

## Narrative

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

WIND EXCEEDED MAX CROSSWIND COMPONENT. LIFTED LEFT WING, GO AROUND, STAYED IN RIGHT TURN, STALLED, IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 ANC85LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA045), Feb 8, 1985: Piper PA-11 (N4523M), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4523M (1)

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

- [Accident 19830624070259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830624070259A), Jun 24, 1983: Piper PA11 (N4523M), Kasilof, AK, Substantial damage. Report indicates pilot attempted takeoff with carb heat on. Became airborne on third attempt and struck trees.

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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