# Accident 19790815044259A: Piper PA18150, Monomoy Point M, MA, August 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Monomoy Point M, MA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8478Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478Y-2009-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 805 total, 556 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815044259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER DURING FISH SPOTTING. DITCHED IN OCEAN. AIRPLANE SANK. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNKNOWN.

## 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 NYC79DA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA077), Aug 15, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N8478Y), Chatam, MA, destroyed

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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