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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Gilford, NH · August 28, 1997

Date: August 28, 1997 · 19:30 local
Place: Gilford, NH
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9401P
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total700 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N9401PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8996 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on August 28, 1997, at 1730 EDT N9401P piloted by warren r. lumpkins, lost power on takeoff from the lily pond at laconia airport. The aircraft settled back on the pond whereby its forward momentum caused it to exit the pond and come to rest in a marhsy, swampy area. Minor damage to aircraft and no injury to pilot. Aircraft had STC for auto gas which was being used. There was water in the fuel also, the humidity was high privacy data omitted engine later checked ok.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON AUGUST 28, 1997, AT 1730 EDT N9401P PILOTED BY WARREN R. LUMPKINS, LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF FROM THE LILY POND AT LACONIA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE POND WHEREBY ITS FORWARD MOMENTUM CAUSED IT TO EXIT THE POND AND COME TO REST IN A MARHSY, SWAMPY AREA. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURY TO PILOT. AIRCRAFT HAD STC FOR AUTO GAS WHICH WAS BEING USED. THERE WAS WATER IN THE FUEL ALSO, THE HUMIDITY WAS HIGH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENGINE LATER CHECKED OK.

Other reports on N9401P · 1

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

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