# NTSB ANC79DA032: Piper PA-28, Nondalton, AK, January 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: January 19, 1979
- Place: Nondalton, AK · NONDALTON, AK
- Location: 59.9744° N, 154.8636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nondalton, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, May 15, 1979
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA032

## NTSB brief

```
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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
```

## Sequence of events

- Takeoff

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7934N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7934N-1982-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: NONDALTON
- FAA reports: 19790119007999A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790119007999A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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