# NTSB ANC77DAG89: Piper J-3, N71081, Homer, AK, July 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1977
- Place: Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAG89
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG89

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1649   77/7/3  NR.HOMER,AK           PIPER J-3           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 133
        TIME - 1350                    N71081              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HOMER,AK                     BIRCHWOOD,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ATMTD TKOF FM 18DEG SLOPING BCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71081](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71081), registered now, S/N 18109, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770703017929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770703017929A), Jul 3, 1977: Piper J3C65, Homer, AK, Substantial damage. Atmtd tkof fm 18DEG sloping bch.

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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