# Accident 19850612024769A: Piper PA18150, Old Town, ME, June 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1985, 14:35 local time
- Place: Old Town, ME
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9342° N, 68.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Town, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9342&lon=-68.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82126 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,108 total, 15 in this make and model, 252 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850612024769A

## Narrative

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

AIRSPEED BECAME LOW DURING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT LANDING. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH WATER.

## 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 NYC85LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA146), Jun 12, 1985: Piper PA-18-150 (N82126), Old Town, ME, 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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