# Accident 19760314007009A: Piper PA18125, Blue Diamond, NV, March 14, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1976
- Place: Blue Diamond, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.0399° N, 115.4128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Diamond, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0399&lon=-115.4128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1145A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1145A-1980-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18125
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVW16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760314007009A

## Narrative

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

CARB FLOAT BOWL DRAIN PLUG NOT SAFTY WIRED,MISSING. LND ON NARROW FARM ROAD.

## 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 OAK76DVW16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVW16), Mar 14, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N1145A), Blue Diamond, NV, 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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