# NTSB OAK76DVW16: Piper PA-18, N1145A, Blue Diamond, NV, March 14, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1976
- Place: Blue Diamond, NV · BLUE DIAMOND, NV
- Location: 36.0399° N, 115.4128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Diamond, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0399&lon=-115.4128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153109
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVW16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVW16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0604  76/3/14    BLUE DIAMOND,NV     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N1145A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  42, 11700 TOTAL HOURS, 50
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HENDERSON,NV                LAS VEGAS,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARB FLOAT BOWL DRAIN PLUG NOT SAFTY WIRED,MISSING. LND ON NARROW FARM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1145A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1145A-1980-07-11), registration cancelled 1980-07-11, S/N 18-738, built 1951 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19760314007009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760314007009A), Mar 14, 1976: Piper PA18125, Blue Diamond, NV, Substantial damage. Carb float bowl drain plug not safty wired,missing. Lnd on narrow farm road.

## Other investigations on N1145A (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 SEA70DXM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70DXM07), Mar 7, 1970: Piper PA-18 (N1145A), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage

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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