- Date
- May 13, 1979
- Place
- Montanna Creek, AK · MONTANNA CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N43598Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790513007319A
- Case key
- 135996
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0713 79/5/13 MONTANNA CREEK,AK PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 84 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N43598 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTANNA CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTANNA CREEK,AK TALKEETNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N43598
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montanna Creek
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.