# NTSB NYC71DFA32: Piper PA-18, N1198C, Old Forge, NY, December 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1970
- Place: Old Forge, NY · OLD FORGE, NY
- Location: 43.7064° N, 74.9691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Forge, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7064&lon=-74.9691&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4517  70/12/27   OLD FORGE,NY        PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 109
        TIME - 1430                    N1198C              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD FORGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLD FORGE,NY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1198C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1198C-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 18-2485, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (registry code 7101820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Old Forge

## Other investigations on N1198C (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 CEN10LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA034), Oct 31, 2009: Piper PA-18-135 (N1198C), Sikeston, MO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind takeoff.

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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