# Accident 20040419006959A: Piper PA18150, Berkley, MA, April 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2004, 16:29 local time
- Place: Berkley, MA
- Airport: Myricks Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8389° N, 71.0264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8389&lon=-71.0264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9862D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9862D-2017-10-06) (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 PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040419006959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N9862D HAD BEEN UTILIZED IN A BANNER TOWING OPERATION. THE BANNER WAS DROPPED ON RUNWAY 27 AT MYRICKS AIRPORT (1MI). THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAND ON 27 AND CRASHED AT 16:20 EST, 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY END, 946 FEET SHORT OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD, AND 51 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE. THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT WAS A TREE TOP APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND 57 FEET FROM HOLLOWAY STREET. THE WINGS IMPACTED TREES AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT WING 21 FEET AND LEFT 26 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT AND APPROXIMATELY 34 AND 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND RESPECTIVELY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND 20 FEET FROM THE POINT OF LEFT WING IMPACT. GROUND SCARS WERE NOTED ON HOLLOWAY STREET APPROXIMATELY 17 FEET FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE POWER LINES. THERE WERE 4 SIGNIFICANT GROUND SCARS. TWO WERE IDENTIFIED AS PROPELLER STRIKES, ONE FROM THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR, AND ONE FROM THE PROPELLER SPINNER. THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE 28 FEET AND TAIL 41 FEET FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE DWELLING AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## 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 NYC04LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA109), Apr 19, 2004: Piper PA-18-150 (N9862D), Berkley, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/distance and his failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees while landing. Factors related to the accident were the lack runway displaced threshold…

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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