# NTSB ANC79DAG31: Piper PA-28, N9054J, Newtok, AK, January 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1979
- Place: Newtok, AK · NEWTOK, AK
- Location: 60.9385° N, 164.6484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newtok, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.9385&lon=-164.6484&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0123   79/1/3  NR.NEWTOK,AK          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2300                    N9054J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 38, 754 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            83 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NEWTOK,AK                   BETHEL,AK                    TOKSOOK BAY,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9054J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- 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 19790103000209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790103000209A), Jan 3, 1979: Piper PA28180, Bethel, AL, Substantial damage. Aircraft left landing gear struct top of a hill. Landed without the landing gear.

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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