Piper PA-18A N679RK
19 July 1980 · Togiak, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 July 1980 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N679RK was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Togiak, 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 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Togiak, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N679RK
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Dillingham, Ak → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1538
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
TURNED INTO WND AFTER TKOF FM ROUGH GRAVEL/SANDBAR.MOVED OFF SHELF OUT OF GND EFFECT, SETTLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1980 | Piper PA-18A | Beluga, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-18A | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | Desert Oil and | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1980 | Piper PA-18A | Cantwell, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-18A | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-18A | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Firth, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |