# Accident 19910720031979A: Piper PA11, Eagle Lake, ME, July 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1991, 19:45 local time
- Place: Eagle Lake, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0349° N, 68.5897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle Lake, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0349&lon=-68.5897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4504M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4504M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11S (registry code 7101104, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Reported engine: CONT C908F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910720031979A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC91LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA184), Jul 20, 1991: Piper PA-11 (N4504M), Eagle Lake, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF HIS ALTITUDE DURING A LANDING ON GLASSY WATER, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL.

## Other reports on N4504M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020716017439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020716017439A), Jul 16, 2002: Piper PA11S (N4504M), Palermo, ME, No damage. (-23) On July 16, 2002 at approximately 1000 LCL, a Piper PA-11S floatplane, N4504M, piloted by kenneth ireland private pilot #1053385, was substantially…

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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