Piper PA-18-95 N5777D
20 July 1985 · Stowe, Vermont, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1985 at about 13:57 local time, a Piper PA-18-95 registered N5777D was involved in an accident near Stowe, Vermont, 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 13:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stowe, Vermont, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-95
- Registration
- N5777D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Swanton → Montpelier
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85LA186
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
DURING CRUISE FLT, THE PLT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING COMING FROM THE ENG AND A DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE. DURING THE LANDING IN A FLD, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG DISCLOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC LIFTERS OF THREE OF THE FOUR CYLINDERS HAD FAILED. THE CORRESPONDING INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES WERE NOT OPENING PROPERLY DURING ENG OPERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-18-150 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-18 | Minto, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1985 | Piper PA-18-150 | Buffalo, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-18 | North Loup, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-18 | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-18 | Thompson Falls, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 1985 | Cessna 170B | Morrisville, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1985 | Cessna C206 | West Dover, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1985 | Cessna 152A | Post Mills, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1985 | Cessna 401A | Dorset, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Mar 1985 | Lake LA-4-200 | Swanton, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1985 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B | Waitsfield, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |