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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Nondalton, AK · January 19, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 19, 1979
Place
Nondalton, AK · NONDALTON, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7934NPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 15, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790119007999A
Case key
137499

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0556  79/1/19    NONDALTON,AK        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3546
        TIME - 1120                    N7934N              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 582 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NONDALTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NONDALTON,AK                ILIAMNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N7934N
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nondalton

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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