# Accident 19741103040459A: Piper PA18150, Patten, ME, November 3, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1974
- Place: Patten, ME
- Airport: Shin Pond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 46.0933° N, 68.5643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHIN POND (85B), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0933&lon=-68.5643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3696Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3696Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,472 total, 304 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741103040459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED AS SEAPLANE,FROST ON WINGS,LEFT WING STALLED AFTER LIFT OFF.

## 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 NYC75AN056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN056), Nov 3, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N3696Z), Patten, ME, 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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