# Accident 19791007027509A: Piper PA20, Lakeville, ME, October 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lakeville, ME
- Airport: Bottle Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3012° N, 68.1067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Lakeville, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3012&lon=-68.1067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1835A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1835A-2013-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 42 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DNC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007027509A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING ON LAKE, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. WIND POSSIBLE FACTOR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC80DNC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNC02), Oct 7, 1979: Piper PA-20 (N1835A), Lakeville, ME, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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