# NTSB ANC79DAA28: Piper PA-11, N5028H, Fairbanks, AK, July 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1979
- Place: Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Location: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8378&lon=-147.7164&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134119
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAA28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2321  79/7/28  NR.FAIRBANKS,AK       PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1300
        TIME - 1130                    N5028H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBANKS,AK                UPPER SALCHA RVR,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ACFT WING STRUCK WILLOW BUSH WHICH TURNED ACFT INTO A DOWNED TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5028H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5028H-2018-06-26), registration cancelled 2018-06-26, S/N 11-908, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790728022329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728022329A), Jul 28, 1979: Piper PA11, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Made takeoff on a gravel bar. Right wing struck willow bushes. Acft hit tree stumps. Flipped over.

## Other investigations on N5028H (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 ANC17FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17FA012), Dec 16, 2016: Piper PA 11 (N5028H), Aniak, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional flight of the airplane into terrain in an act of suicide.
- [NTSB ANC69D0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0017), Jun 10, 1968: Piper PA-11 (N5028H), Cordova, 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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