# Incident 19920704023779I: Piper PA18150, Wurtsboro, NY, July 4, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1992, 18:20 local time
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY
- Airport: Wurtsboro/Sullivan Co Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5979° N, 74.4592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WURTSBORO/SULLIVAN COUNTY (N82), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5979&lon=-74.4592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N150EP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N150EP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 284 total, 97 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920704023779I

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. NOT ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RETURN. LANDED ON BEACH OF A LAKE. MEDICAL NOT CURRENT.

## Other reports on N150EP (1)

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

- [Incident 20070817019639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070817019639I), Aug 17, 2007: Piper PA18A150 (N150EP), Queensbury, NY, Minor damage. (-23) 08/17/2007 At 1915, the pilot [privacy data omitted] was taking off from glen lake. At an altitude of 20FEET, the right wing dipped down and the right…

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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