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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Clayton Lake, ME · March 28, 1997

Date
March 28, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place
Clayton Lake, ME
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2852M
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC97LA067
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
850 total85 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Stalled landing ski plane on frozen lake. Made steep turn on final. Wing hit ice. Cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED LANDING SKI PLANE ON FROZEN LAKE. MADE STEEP TURN ON FINAL. WING HIT ICE. CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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