# Accident 19820709028489A: Piper PA18150, Cape May, NY, July 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1982, 12:45 local time
- Place: Cape May, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6897B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6897B) (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: 870 total, 90 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820709028489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON BANNER TOW PICKUP. CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN IN 4 FEET OF WATER. ENGINE HAD SWALLOWED A VALVE.

## 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 NYC82DA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA147), Jul 9, 1982: Piper PA-18-150 (N6897B), Cape May, NJ, 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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