# Accident 19870801082909A: Piper PA18, Brewster, MA, August 1, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Brewster, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7609° N, 70.0704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brewster, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7609&lon=-70.0704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9075H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,345 total, 25 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870801082909A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING A SIMULATED POWER FAILURE. UNABLE TO RECOVER SPEED. STALLED AND IMPACTED WATER IN LEVEL ATTITUDE.

## 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 NYC87LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA216), Aug 1, 1987: Piper PA-18S (N9075H), Brewster, MA, 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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