Piper PA-11 N78635
16 December 1979 · Montague Is, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 December 1979 at about 10:30 local time, a Piper PA-11 registered N78635 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Montague Is, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Montague Is, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Beach Log Area
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-11
- Registration
- N78635
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Anchorage, Ak → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3876
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT STATED SUN LOW ON HORIZON MAKING LNDG SURFACE DIFFICULT TO SEE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-11 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-11 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-11 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 1979 | Piper PA-11 | Alplaus, New York, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 7 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-11 | Nashua, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-11 | Hazen, Arkansas, United States | Skarda Flying | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1978 | Piper PA-11 | Tonopah, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |