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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18A · Speculator, NY · June 6, 1987

Date
June 6, 1987 · 10:00 local
Place
Speculator, NY
Airport
Lake Pleasant
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8118
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC87LA161
Reported as
Piper PA18A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
628 total202 in this make and model9 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.

Pilot stalled aircraft on takeoff from Lake Pleasant. Crashed into the lake. Used full flaps then raised on takeoff

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF FROM LAKE PLEASANT. CRASHED INTO THE LAKE. USED FULL FLAPS THEN RAISED ON TAKEOFF

NTSB investigation

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