# NTSB NYC75DFJ07: Piper PA-18, N8179C, Carlton, NY, August 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: Carlton, NY · CARLTON, NY
- Location: 43.3278° N, 78.1909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3278&lon=-78.1909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134520
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DFJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DFJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8179C-1994-06-10), registration cancelled 1994-06-10, S/N 183636 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740817026479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817026479A), Aug 17, 1974: Piper PA18135, Carlton, NY, Substantial damage. Tkof made toward a marina,ip banked acft r wingtip struck the water-cartwheeled.

## Other investigations on N8179C (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 NYC89FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA007), Oct 9, 1988: Piper PA-18-135 (N8179C), Akron, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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