# NTSB ANC79DAG09: Piper PA-11, N4883M, Kenai, AK, September 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1978
- Place: Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3050  78/9/21  NR.KENAI,AK           PIPER PA-11         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 277
        TIME - 1700                    N4883M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 226 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKULA LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          EAST MACKEY LK,AK           RETURN                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4883M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4883M-2012-12-11), registration cancelled 2012-12-11, S/N 11-403 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Registry model: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Akula 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 19780921030779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780921030779A), Sep 21, 1978: Piper PA11, Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Float equipped.

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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