# Accident 19740714021779A: Piper PA18, Three Mile Bay, NY, July 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1974
- Place: Three Mile Bay, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 44.0861° N, 76.1967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Mile Bay, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0861&lon=-76.1967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288NY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288NY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 317 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FFA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740714021779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SIMULATED ENG OUT APPROACH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC75FFA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA04), Jul 14, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N288NY), Three Mile Bay, NY, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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