# NTSB NYC81FHM14: Piper PA-18, N6879B, Colts Neck, NJ, July 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (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): 124067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FHM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2885   81/7/7    COLTS NECK,NJ       PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1893
        TIME - 1630                    N6879B              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLTS NECK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLTS NECK,NJ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- BANNER CAUGHT ON R MAIN GEAR INSTEAD OF HOOK.DRG LNDG,BANNER STOPPED IN GRASS W ACFT STILL ROLLING
```

## 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 19810707049409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707049409A), Jul 7, 1981: Piper PA18, Colts Neck, NJ, Substantial damage. Banner tow pilot missed pick up and caught cable on landing gear. Cable caught during landing, causing nose over.

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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