# NTSB NYC78DFJ20: Piper PA-18, N83679, Syracuse, NY, May 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1978
- Place: Syracuse, NY · SYRACUSE, NY
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DFJ20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ20

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1879  78/5/11    SYRACUSE,NY         PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1255                    N83679              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 27, 965 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYRACUSE-HANDCOCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SYRACUSE,NY                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N83679](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83679), registered now, S/N 18-7709117, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Syracuse-Handcock

## 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 19780511009229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780511009229A), May 11, 1978: Piper PA18S125, Syracuse, NY, Substantial damage. No remarks

## Other investigations on N83679 (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 CHI98TA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98TA145), May 11, 1998: Piper PA-18-150 (N83679), Artesian, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.