# NTSB NYC65F0076: Piper PA-18, N253T, Essex, MD, March 4, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1965
- Place: Essex, MD · ESSEX, MD
- Location: 39.3003° N, 76.4427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Essex, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3003&lon=-76.4427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0103   65/3/4    ESSEX MD            PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 867
        TIME - 1355                    N253T               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTERN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
          PILOT-FAILED TO ASSURE EXHAUST LEAK WAS ELININATED
        REMARKS- CARBON MONOXIDE INCAPACATION OF PILOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N253T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N253T-2011-09-19), registration cancelled 2011-09-19, S/N 18-2367, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (registry code 7101808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Eastern

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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