# NTSB NYC70DFA22: Piper PA-18, N4284Z, Hinckley, NY, May 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1970
- Place: Hinckley, NY · HINCKLEY, NY
- Location: 43.3123° N, 75.1218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinckley, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3123&lon=-75.1218&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70DFA22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFA22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2208  70/5/24  NR.HINCKLEY,NY        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 540
        TIME - 1230                    N4284Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARCY,NY                    HINCKLEY LAKE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- R WING HIT WATER,DUG IN,ACFT CARTWHEELED,CAME TO REST INVERTED. FLOAT EQPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4284Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4284Z), registered now, S/N 18-8532, built 1967 (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

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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