19810118002479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Long Lake, WI · January 18, 1981

Date
January 18, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Long Lake, WI
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1459N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81DER12
Reported as
Piper J3C65
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total500 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Taxiing on frozen lake, tried to turn into shore to avoid parked vehicles. Skis slid on icy surface, wing hit tree.

As the FAA filed it

TAXIING ON FROZEN LAKE, TRIED TO TURN INTO SHORE TO AVOID PARKED VEHICLES. SKIS SLID ON ICY SURFACE, WING HIT TREE.

NTSB investigation

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