# NTSB CHI77FEG18: Piper PA-18, N9885P, Mcarthur, OH, May 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1977
- Place: Mcarthur, OH · MCARTHUR, OH
- Location: 39.2472° N, 82.4783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McArthur, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2472&lon=-82.4783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147234
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2257  77/5/15  NR.MCARTHUR,OH        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1864
        TIME - 1430                    N9885P              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MCARTHUR,OH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9885P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9885P), registered now, S/N 18-7709008, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770515015379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770515015379A), May 15, 1977: Piper PA18150, Mcarthur, OH, Substantial damage

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.

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