Piper PA-18 N6989D
3 July 1976 · Chatham, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 1976 at about 17:20 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N6989D was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Chatham, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chatham, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pleasant Bay Sb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N6989D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1649
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LONG PERIODS OF TAXI AT LOW RPM RESULTED IN SPARK PLUG FOULING.R WING CTCTD WATER, ACFT FLIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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