# NTSB ANC79FA080: Piper PA-12, N7663H, Lake Creek, AK, August 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1979
- Place: Lake Creek, AK · LAKE CREEK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134762
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3368  79/8/12    LAKE CREEK,AK       PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1437
        TIME - 2015                    N7663H              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE CREEK,AK               EAGLE RIVER,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR
        REMARKS- RT WG STRUCK PERSON PHOTOGRAPHING ACFT DRG TKOF FM GRAVEL BAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7663H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7663H), registered now, S/N 12-543, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor 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 19790812043149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812043149A), Aug 12, 1979: Piper PA12, Lake Creek, AK, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Made dusk takeoff. Wing struck person standing in takeoff path taking picture of operation. Unknown by pilot.

## Other investigations on N7663H (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC06CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA110), Aug 10, 2006: Piper PA-12 (N7663H), Coldfoot, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during an aborted landing. Factors associated with the accident were wind gusts, and rough…
- [NTSB ANC84LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA077), May 27, 1984: Piper PA-12 (N7663H), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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