# Accident 19790710017859A: Piper PA18, Jackman, ME, July 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Jackman, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6239° N, 70.2545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackman, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6239&lon=-70.2545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9276D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9276D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,794 total, 82 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DNC39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710017859A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN SEAPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. STALLED, IMPACTED WATER IN LEVEL FLT. FACTORS, TEMP & DENSITY ALT.

## 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 NYC79DNC39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC39), Jul 10, 1979: Piper PA-18S (N9276D), Jackson, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9276D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840721034729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721034729A), Jul 21, 1984: Piper PA18A150 (N9276D), Seboomook Lake, ME, Substantial damage. Bird came through windshield, rendering pilot unconscious. Plane struck water, sank, pilot revived, surfaced.

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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