# NTSB ANC79FAG50: Piper PA-28, N43598, Montanna Creek, AK, May 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 13, 1979
- Place: Montanna Creek, AK · MONTANNA CREEK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FAG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790513007319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513007319A), May 13, 1979: Piper PA28151, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck soft spot on takeoff roll. Pilot forced acft into air. Acft settled into swampy area.

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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