# NTSB NYC66D0215: Piper PA-18S, N8072C, Kingston, NH, August 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1965
- Place: Kingston, NH · KINGSTON, NH
- Location: 42.9365° N, 71.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9365&lon=-71.0534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 20, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0215
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0215

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2578  65/8/29    KINGSTON NH         PIPER PA-18S        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 874
        TIME - 1730                    N8072C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           70                                                      270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           30                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- FLOAT-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT,TAXIING FROM ABANDONED  TAKEOFF IN GUSTY WIND OF 30 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8072C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8072C), registered now, S/N 18-3471, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18S
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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