# NTSB ANC79DAG82: Cessna 172, N7339G, Purkeypile, AK, July 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1979
- Place: Purkeypile, AK · PURKEYPILE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79DAG82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2334  79/7/29    PURKEYPILE,AK       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 140
        TIME - 1600                    N7339G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PURKEY PILE MINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PURKEYPILE,AK               ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- WING TIP COLLIDED W BUSH AT EDGE OF MINE STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7339G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7339G-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 17259039, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (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: Purkey Pile Mine

## 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 19790729020829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729020829A), Jul 29, 1979: Cessna 172, Mcgrath, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot elected to takeoff upgrade. Light wind. Became concerned about acft performance. Hit bushes, edge of runway.

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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