# NTSB NYC80FA021: Piper PA-18, N3580Z, East Machias, ME, January 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1980
- Place: East Machias, ME · EAST MACHIAS, ME
- Location: 44.7392° N, 67.3900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Machias, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7392&lon=-67.3900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0820  80/1/22  NR.EAST MACHIAS,ME    PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1353                    N3580Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  57, 254 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEENS LAKE,ME               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- THE PILOT WAS USING THE AIRCRAFT TO TEND BEAVER TRAPS IN THE AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3580Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3580Z), registered now, S/N 18-7370, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800122002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800122002449A), Jan 22, 1980: Piper PA18, Machias, ME, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled in a steep gliding turn while circling landing area at a altitude too low for recovery.

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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