# NTSB ANC79DA078: Piper PA-12, N7853H, Gulkana, AK, August 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1979
- Place: Gulkana, AK · GULKANA, AK
- Location: 62.2714° N, 145.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gulkana, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2714&lon=-145.3822&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2113   79/8/9  NR.GULKANA,AK         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1470
        TIME - 0900                    N7853H              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG LAKE,AK                BLUE LAKE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7853H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7853H), registered now, S/N 12-754, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Lake

## 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 19790809023749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809023749A), Aug 9, 1979: Piper PA12, Long Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from lake. Aircraft was overloaded. Pilot aborted takeoff. Hit shore and flipped over.

## Other investigations on N7853H (2)

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 ANC90LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA036), Mar 5, 1990: Piper PA-12 (N7853H), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT GEAR AXLE DUE TO CORROSION AND FATIGUE.
- [NTSB ANC77DAG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAG39), Mar 19, 1977: Piper PA-12 (N7853H), Peters Creek, 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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