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NYC85LA045

1984-12-18 · STOW, Massachusetts, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 6B6

Current FAA registration · N14315

Make / Model
PIPER PA-18-150
Year of manufacture
1975 · 9 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19751103
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0B06E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PLT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL CROSSWIND TOUCHDOWN, THE TAIL SECTION DID NOT DROP AS EXPECTED, BUT ROSE AND VEERED LEFT. ACFT SWERVED AND FLIPPED INVERTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_NYC85LA045.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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