# NTSB NYC70A0005: Piper PA-18, N9362D, Sewell, NJ, July 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1969
- Place: Sewell, NJ · SEWELL, NJ
- Location: 39.7692° N, 75.1447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sewell, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7692&lon=-75.1447&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2450   69/7/4    SEWELL,NJ           PIPER PA-18         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1935                    N9362D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 2730 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            486 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEWELL,NJ                   SEWELL,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBSERVED PERFORMING LOW LEVEL LOOPS. ACFT STOLEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9362D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9362D-1970-09-08), registration cancelled 1970-09-08, S/N 18-6625 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a) (registry code 7101804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pitman

## Other investigations on N9362D (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 NYC65D0247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0247), May 30, 1965: Piper PA-18A (N9362D), Pitman, NJ, 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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