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NYC85LA002

1984-10-03 · WATERBURY, Connecticut, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N41

Current FAA registration · N83665

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture
1977 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19770401
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB71EC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER LIFTOFF, THE PLT INITIATED A TURN INTO THE CROSSWIND TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING. AS HE DID SO, A WIND GUST TIPPED THE ACFT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN. GROUND CONTACT OCCURRED BEFORE CORRECTIVE CONTROL INPUTS BY THE PLT COULD TAKE EFFECT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC85LA002.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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