# NTSB ANC79DA051: Piper PA-22, N1912P, Valdez, AK, May 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1979
- Place: Valdez, AK · VALDEZ, AK
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1308&lon=-146.3483&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3094  79/5/20  NR.VALDEZ,AK          PIPER PA-22         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 29, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1912P              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VALDEZ,AK                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
                                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG PRESUMED.OIL SLICK FOUND IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1912P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1912P-1982-11-24), registration cancelled 1982-11-24, S/N 22-2659 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790520036889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520036889A), May 20, 1979: Piper PA22150, Valdez, AK, Destroyed. Student pilot departed on local training flight. Became overdue. Body found in bay, also oil slick.

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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