# Accident 19850517040599A: Piper PA18, Moose River Pla, NY, May 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1985, 12:10 local time
- Place: Moose River Pla, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 362 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517040599A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DOWNDRAFT FORCED FLOATPLANE INTO TREES ON TAKEOFF. STUDENT PILOT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED.

## 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 NYC85LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA207), May 17, 1985: Piper PA-18 (N8105D), Moose River, NY, destroyed

## Other reports on N8105D (1)

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

- [Incident 19801022075499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801022075499I), Oct 22, 1980: Piper PA18 (N8105D), Groton, CT, Minor damage. Seaplane drifting out for takeoff, engine and radio off. Drifted behind takeoff path of large jet, was blown over.

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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