# Accident 19761005033199A: Piper PA18, Emporium, PA, October 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1976
- Place: Emporium, PA
- Airport: Keystone Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.5104° N, 78.2340° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emporium, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5104&lon=-78.2340&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8787D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8787D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 298 total, 35 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DGM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761005033199A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED TO RT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED,WENT INTO CREEK OFF RWY,PILOT SAID LEFT BRAKE WEAK ON PREV LNDGS

## 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 NYC77DGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DGM01), Oct 5, 1976: Piper PA-18 (N8787D), Emporium, PA, 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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