19860830042379A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-17 · Wilton, ME · August 30, 1986

Date
August 30, 1986 · 15:00 local
Place
Wilton, ME
Airport
Mersive
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4641H
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86FA235
Reported as
Piper PA17
Reported engine
Continental A658F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
354 total50 in this make and model50 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.

The aircraft stalled and impacted a wooded area. Suspect carburetor icing caused power loss. Pilot consumed alcohol

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED A WOODED AREA. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICING CAUSED POWER LOSS. PILOT CONSUMED ALCOHOL

NTSB investigation

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