Piper PA-18 N9276D

Summary

On 21 July 1984 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N9276D was involved in an accident near Seboomook Lake, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 July 1984 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Seboomook Lake, Maine, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N9276D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jackman → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84LA253

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE ACFT WAS ON FINAL FOR A WATER LANDING WHEN A BIRD HIT THE WINDSCREEN ACCORDING TO THE PLTS STATEMENT. A WITNESS WHO OBSERVED A DARK OBJECT (THOUGHT TO BE A CORMORANT, SINCE SEVERAL WERE SEEN IN THE AREA BEFORE & AFTER THE ACCIDENT) SAIDTHE OBJECT FLOATED AWAY FROM THE ACFT WRECKAGE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS A LARGE HOLE IN THE WINDSCREEN AND CUTS OF THE PLTS FACE FROM FLYING GLASS AND THE EFFECT OF HIS GLASSES BEING FORCIBLY IMPACTED INTO HIS EYEBROWS. THE PLT HAS A VAGUE RECOLLECTION OF AN IMPACT AT APRX 50 FT AGL. WHEN HE REVIVED HE WAS IN THE WATER, HE SAID, AND AFTER RELEASING HIMSELF, HE MANAGED TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE DOOR FROM THE SUBMERGED, INVERTED ACFT. A MAN ON SHORE HAD HEARD THE ACFT CRASH AND CAME TO THE PLTS AID, GIVING HIM A RIDE TO SHORE IN A BOAT. THE PLT HAD MAINTAINED A HIGHER APCH TO MISS OBJECTS SEEN IN THE WATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.