# Accident 19850720065379A: Piper PA18, Stowe, VT, July 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1985, 09:57 local time
- Place: Stowe, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4672° N, 72.6838° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stowe, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4672&lon=-72.6838&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5777D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5777D-1989-01-04) (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: 166 total, 110 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720065379A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED DURING DOWNWIND EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER KNOCK IN ENGINE. HYDRAULIC LIFTERS IN 3 CYLINDERS FAILED.

## 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 NYC85LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA186), Jul 20, 1985: Piper PA-18-95 (N5777D), Stowe, VT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5777D (1)

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

- [Accident 19741009033739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741009033739A), Oct 9, 1974: Piper PA18 (N5777D), Brooklet, GA, Substantial damage. Short fld ldg practice. Plt rptd drg 2nd apch allowed acft to get too FAR behind pwr curve.

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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