# Accident 19970328003969A: Piper PA12, Clayton Lake, ME, March 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Clayton Lake, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6109° N, 69.5223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton Lake, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6109&lon=-69.5223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2852M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2852M-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 85 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970328003969A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC97LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA067), Mar 28, 1997: Piper PA-12 (N2852M), Clayton Lake, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and uncontrolled descent to the frozen lake surface.

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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