# NTSB NYC65F0245: Piper PA-18, N1915A, Inlet, NY, May 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1965
- Place: Inlet, NY · INLET, NY
- Location: 43.7545° N, 74.7929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inlet, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7545&lon=-74.7929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0245
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0245

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1361  65/5/31    INLET NY            PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 6000
        TIME - 1730                    N1915A              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1029 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- MATERIAL FAILURE OF NO 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1915A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1915A), registered now, S/N 18-1756, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18S-125](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18s-125) (registry code 7101818) (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: Destroyed

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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