# Accident 20130802013499A: Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150, Eagle Bay, NY, August 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2013, 14:00 local time
- Place: Eagle Bay, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8317° N, 74.8489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8317&lon=-74.8489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555AX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555AX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150 (registry code 7101843, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-cub-crafters-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER/CUB CRAFTERS PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 88 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802013499A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 5, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL, THE PA-18-150 CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA IN THE VICINITY OF BIG MOOSE LAKE, NY.

THE POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION ON 5/08/13 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING:

SUFFICIENT FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE TANK TO COMPLETE THE INTENDED FLIGHT.

NO MECHANICAL DEFECT/CONDITION HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE CRASH.

APPROXIMATE WEATHER CONDITIONS REPORTED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS SCATTERED CLOUD LAYER AT 4000' AND WINDS SOUTHWEST 15-20 KNOTS

## 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 ERA13CA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA353), Aug 2, 2013: Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150 (N555AX), Eagle Bay, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to set the engine throttle to full power during a go-around.

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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