- Date
- July 3, 1976
- Place
- Chatham, MA · CHATHAM, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6989DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760703017819A
- Case key
- 154480
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1649 76/7/3 CHATHAM,MA PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 925 TIME - 1720 N6989D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLEASANT BAY SB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHATHAM,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- LONG PERIODS OF TAXI AT LOW RPM RESULTED IN SPARK PLUG FOULING.R WING CTCTD WATER,ACFT FLIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6989D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pleasant Bay Sb
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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