# NTSB NYC77FNC13: Piper PA-18, N1340A, Millinocket, ME, December 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 16, 1976
- Place: Millinocket, ME · MILLINOCKET, ME
- Location: 45.6592° N, 68.6981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millinocket, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6592&lon=-68.6981&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156502
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FNC13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNC13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4122  76/12/16 NR.MILLINOCKET,ME     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 360
        TIME - 1230                    N1340A              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WADLEIGH POND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MILLINOCKET,ME               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED ABT 40 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1340A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1340A), registered now, S/N 18-1154 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wadleigh Pond

## 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 19761216038169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761216038169A), Dec 16, 1976: Piper PA18S, Millinocket, ME, Destroyed. Acft stalled abt 40 ft AGL.

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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