# Accident 19810416064769A: Namer NA260NOMAD, Portland, ME, April 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Biddeford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4641° N, 70.4724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIDDEFORD MUNI (B19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4641&lon=-70.4724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14145, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14145-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NOMAD NA-260 (registry code 6402502, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-nomad-na-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820-66 (registry code 67021, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER NA260NOMAD
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R182056M5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,755 total, 51 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416064769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED PILOT TO DITCH AIRCRAFT IN OCEAN.

## 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 NYC81FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA045), Apr 16, 1981: N.American T-28 (N14145), Portland, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N14145 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800828067279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828067279A), Aug 28, 1980: Namer NA260NOMAD (N14145), Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power surged, backfired, crash landed on golf course. Cause of engine power loss undetermined.

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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