# NTSB NYC80FA048: Piper PA-18, N1933A, Patten, ME, June 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1980
- Place: Patten, ME · PATTEN, ME
- Location: 46.0043° N, 68.4428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patten, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0043&lon=-68.4428&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA048
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA048

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1575  80/6/25    PATTEN,ME           PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2600
        TIME - 1410                    N1933A              PX-  0  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG CARIBOU POND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PATTEN,ME                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1933A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1933A-1983-07-20), registration cancelled 1983-07-20, S/N 181767 (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: Big Caribou 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 19800625023189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800625023189A), Jun 25, 1980: Piper PA18S, Patten, ME, Destroyed. Heavily loaded seaplane struck trees after a water takeoff. Factors at or over gross wt, warm day, light wind.

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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