# Accident 20191010018949A: Piper PA-18-150, Big Flats, NY, October 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 2019, 19:34 local time
- Place: Big Flats, NY
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1172° N, 76.9183° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1172&lon=-76.9183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4138Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4138Z) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 697 total, 44 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191010018949A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOTED N4138Z, A SUPER CUB,  FROM A FIELD IN BIG FLATS NY. HIS ATTEMPT AT TAKING OFF FROM THIS FIELD RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO GUY WIRES AND TELEPHONE POLES AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA20CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA008), Oct 10, 2019: Piper PA18 (N4138Z), Big Flats, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flight planning and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from wires during takeoff.

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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