# Accident 20011002026329A: Piper PA12, Ashland, ME, October 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Ashland, ME
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6300° N, 68.3996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6300&lon=-68.3996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2528M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2528M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011002026329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FISH RIVER LAKE FOR SHIN POND TO REFUEL. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES SOUTH AT 3000' MSL THE ENGINE QUIT.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE MACHIAS RIVER BUT SAW THAT HE WOULD NOT MAKE THE RIVER SO TURNED TOWARDS A FIELD AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET NORTH OF THE RIVER SHORT OF THE FIELD HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 NYC02LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA003), Oct 2, 2001: Piper PA-12 (N2528M), Ashland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N2528M (1)

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

- [Incident 19910121000899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910121000899I), Jan 21, 1991: Piper PA12 (N2528M), Roxboro, NC, Minor damage. Aborted takeoff due to low RPM. Departed end of runway into plowed field. Came to rest upside down.

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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