# NTSB ANC76DAH36: Piper PA-11, N78665, Peter'S Creek, AK, July 18, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1976
- Place: Peter'S Creek, AK · PETER'S CREEK, AK
- Location: 61.4111° N, 149.4456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Peters Creek, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4111&lon=-149.4456&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76DAH36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3150  76/7/18    PETER'S CREEK,AK    PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N78665              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HILLTOP AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PETER'S CREEK,AK            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- DRIFTED L,SETTLED INTO TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78665](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78665-2019-02-04), registration cancelled 2019-02-04, S/N 11-1426, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hilltop Airstrip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760718025139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760718025139A), Jul 18, 1976: Piper PA11, Peter'S Creek, AK, Destroyed. Drifted l,settled into trees.

## Other investigations on N78665 (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 ANC70F0080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70F0080), Nov 29, 1969: Piper PA-11 (N78665), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

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.

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