# NTSB NYC81FHM13: Piper PA-18, N6879B, Colts Neck, NJ, August 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1981
- Place: Colts Neck, NJ · COLTS NECK, NJ
- Location: 40.2876° N, 74.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colts Neck, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2876&lon=-74.1724&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124068
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FHM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2886   81/8/9    COLTS NECK,NJ       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2462
        TIME - 1215                    N6879B              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 496 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLTS NECK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLTS NECK,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SWITCHES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MAG SWITCH GROUNDED IN ALL PSNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6879B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Colts Neck

## 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 19810809063779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810809063779A), Aug 9, 1981: Piper PA18, Colts Neck, NJ, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing during test hop after aircraft repairs.

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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