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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA11 · Eagle Lake, ME · July 20, 1991

Date
July 20, 1991 · 19:45 local
Place
Eagle Lake, ME
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4504M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91LA184
Reported as
Piper PA11
Reported engine
Continental C908F
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,800 total

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What happened

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

Allowed a float to dig in on flare while making slight bank correction. Floatplane cartwheeled and sank.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED A FLOAT TO DIG IN ON FLARE WHILE MAKING SLIGHT BANK CORRECTION. FLOATPLANE CARTWHEELED AND SANK.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4504M · 1

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