# Incident 19860608031319I: Piper PA18A, Plainsboro, NJ, June 8, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1986, 16:30 local time
- Place: Plainsboro, NJ
- Airport: Princeton Forrestal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3334° N, 74.6004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainsboro, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3334&lon=-74.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7496D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7496D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A (registry code 7101804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860608031319I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AFTER LIFTOFF DURING GLIDER TOW OPERATION. LANDED IN A FIELD AND NOSED OVER. FUEL CONTAMINATION.

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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