# Accident 20060529016369A: Piper J3C65, Millinocket, ME, May 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2006, 15:52 local time
- Place: Millinocket, ME
- Airport: Millinocket Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9525° N, 68.6744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9525&lon=-68.6744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1401V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1401V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 350 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060529016369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 29, 2006 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N1401V A PIPER J3C-65 CONFIGURED FOR FLOAT OPERATIONS. UPON LANDING THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FRONT OF THE RIGHT FLOAT ROTATED UPWARDS AND WAS STRUCK BY THE PROPELLER. THE RIGHT FLOAT DID NOT COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FLOAT REAR SPREADER BAR FITTING HAD FAILED. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THIS FITTING WAS CRACKED FOR SOME TIME. PILOT ADMITTED THAT HE ROUTINELY CHANGED THE CONFIGURATION OF HIS AIRCRAFT EACH YEAR FROM WHEELS TO FLOATS. HE STATED THAT HE DID THIS WITHOUT THE AID OR SUPERVISION OF A CERTIFICATED AIRFRAME MECHANIC.

## 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 NYC06CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA126), May 29, 2006: Piper J3C (N1401V), Old Town, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with water.

## Other reports on N1401V (3)

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

- [Accident 20240109002439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240109002439A), Jan 9, 2024: Piper J3C-65 (N1401V), Park Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot had pictures of the takeoff roll, and tracks were straight and uneventful. Pilot reported the aircraft dipped the left wing hard and abruptly turned…
- [Incident 20040228004539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040228004539I), Feb 28, 2004: Piper J3C65 (N1401V), Millinocket, ME, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. [privacy data omitted], PIC of Piper cup N1401V, noted the surface of the ice was rough during takeoff from lake chesuncook. After takeoff pilot felt…
- [Accident 19730223020519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730223020519A), Feb 23, 1973: Piper L4B (N1401V), Springfield, VT, Substantial damage

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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