- Date
- August 17, 1974
- Place
- Carlton, NY · CARLTON, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8179CPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740817026479A
- Case key
- 134520
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2338 74/8/17 CARLTON,NY PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1415 N8179C PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 43, 8750 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 475 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OLCOTT,NY CARLTON,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- TKOF MADE TOWARD A MARINA,IP BANKED ACFT R WINGTIP STRUCK THE WATER-CARTWHEELED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8179C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8179C · 1
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