# NTSB NYC85LA045: Piper PA-18-150, N14315, Stow, MA, December 18, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 18, 1984, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place: Stow, MA
- Location: 42.4604° N, 71.5180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MINUTE MAN AIR FLD (6B6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4604&lon=-71.5180&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35816/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA045

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

PLT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL CROSSWIND TOUCHDOWN, THE TAIL SECTION DID NOT DROP AS EXPECTED, BUT ROSE AND VEERED LEFT. ACFT SWERVED AND FLIPPED INVERTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14315](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14315), registered now, S/N 18-7609012, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- 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
- Serial number: 187609012
- Airframe hours: 1361
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2A 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Patrick J. Greene
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, December 17, 1984
- Departed: BVY, BEVERLY, MA
- Airport: 6B6, Minute Man, runway 3, 2,770 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 2,952 total, 1,310 in this make and model, 2,886 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F

## 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 19841218067439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841218067439A), Dec 18, 1984: Piper PA18150, Stow, MA, Substantial damage. On rollout during wheel landing, tail lifted, aircraft veered to the left and flipped over onto its back.

## Other investigations on N14315 (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 NYC95LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA029), Nov 18, 1994: Piper PA-18-150 (N14315), Stow, MA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees. Other related factors were: heavy rain, moderate turbulence, dark night, and high winds.

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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