19790616013099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-16 · Fayette, ME · June 16, 1979

Date
June 16, 1979 · 18:00 local
Place
Fayette, ME
Airport
David Pont
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6831K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79DNC79
Reported as
Piper PA16
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
156 total156 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student seaplane pilot with passenger unable to clear ridge on takeoff due to no wind and high temperature.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT SEAPLANE PILOT WITH PASSENGER UNABLE TO CLEAR RIDGE ON TAKEOFF DUE TO NO WIND AND HIGH TEMPERATURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.