# NTSB ANC79DA087: Scotish Avn SH-2, N9965F, Pilot Point, AK, August 31, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1979
- Place: Pilot Point, AK · PILOT POINT, AK
- Location: 57.5411° N, 157.7228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pilot Point, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.5411&lon=-157.7228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DA087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2878  79/8/31    PILOT POINT,AK      SCOTISH AVN SH-2    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2506
        TIME - 1540                    N9965F              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PILOT POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PILOT POINT,AK              NAKNEK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          160                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.HAULING FISH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9965F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9965F-1993-11-09), registration cancelled 1993-11-09, S/N 505 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCOTISH AVN SH-2
- Registry model: [Scottish TWIN PIONEER SER 3](https://openairdocs.org/model/scottish-twin-pioneer-ser-3) (registry code 8060102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pilot Point

## 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 19790831030959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831030959A), Aug 31, 1979: Bag PIONEERSER2, Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff from wet gravel runway with pot holes. Lost directional control. Hit brakes. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N9965F (1)

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 ANC80FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA014), Nov 23, 1979: Scottish TP SR2 (N9965F), Anchorage, 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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