# Incident 19801022075499I: Piper PA18, Groton, CT, October 22, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1980, 12:15 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Airport: New London Seapla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8105D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8105D-1989-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801022075499I

## Narrative

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

SEAPLANE DRIFTING OUT FOR TAKEOFF, ENGINE AND RADIO OFF. DRIFTED BEHIND TAKEOFF PATH OF LARGE JET, WAS BLOWN OVER.

## Other reports on N8105D (1)

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

- [Accident 19850517040599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517040599A), May 17, 1985: Piper PA18 (N8105D), Moose River Pla, NY, Destroyed. Pilot stated that downdraft forced floatplane into trees on takeoff. Student pilot medical certificate had expired.

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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