# Accident 19821031065159A: Piper STCPA18, Little Ferry, NJ, October 31, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1982, 11:25 local time
- Place: Little Ferry, NJ
- Airport: Little Ferry
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8501° N, 74.0329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LITTLE FERRY (2N7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8501&lon=-74.0329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3593P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3593P-2014-12-17) (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 STCPA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821031065159A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT WAS STEP TAXIING FROM LANDING WHEN THE FLOAT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT.  RIVER WAS AT LOW TIDE.

## 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 NYC83LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA044), Oct 31, 1982: Piper PA-18-150 (N3593P), Little Ferry, NY, 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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