# NTSB UNK64X2581: Piper PA18A, N1982P, Marion, NY, June 30, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1964
- Place: Marion, NY · MARION, NY
- Location: 43.1420° N, 77.1940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marion, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1420&lon=-77.1940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2581
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2581

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1890  64/6/30    MARION NY           PIPER PA18A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2050                    N1982P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 38, 2100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1982P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1982P-2013-09-20), registration cancelled 2013-09-20, S/N 18-4217, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1982P (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 ERA09CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA245), Apr 11, 2009: Piper PA-18-150 (N1982P), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to confirm that the landing gear was retracted prior to the attempted water landing.

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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