# Accident 19870428012769A: Piper PA18135, Greenville, ME, April 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1987, 16:30 local time
- Place: Greenville, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4662° N, 69.5780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4662&lon=-69.5780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114) (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 PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 391 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870428012769A

## Narrative

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

A WING STALLED ON CLIMBOUT IN GUSTY SURFACE WIND. AIRCRAFT PLUNGED INTO A POND. FRONTAL ACTIVITY IN PROGRESS.

## 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 NYC87DNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNC05), Apr 28, 1987: Piper PA-18-135 (N114), Greenville, ME, destroyed

## Other reports on N114 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960922033379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960922033379I), Sep 22, 1996: Piper PA18150 (N114), Auburn-Lewiston, ME, Minor damage. Narrative: after landing, aircraft veered sharply to the right. Pilot corrected to left, then veered to left and went between the runway lights at about 45…
- [Incident 19790313008579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790313008579I), Mar 13, 1979: Piper PA18135 (N114), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft lost part of thrust reverser on landing

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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