# Accident 19760703017819A: Piper PA18150, Chatham, MA, July 3, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1976
- Place: Chatham, MA
- Airport: Pleasant Bay Sb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.6739° N, 69.9629° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chatham, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6739&lon=-69.9629&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6989D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6989D-1976-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 925 total, 60 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760703017819A

## Narrative

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

LONG PERIODS OF TAXI AT LOW RPM RESULTED IN SPARK PLUG FOULING.R WING CTCTD WATER,ACFT FLIPPED.

## 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 NYC76FNA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA41), Jul 3, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N6989D), Chatham, MA, 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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