# Incident 20060803022389I: Piper J4A, Diamond Point, NY, August 3, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2006, 13:49 local time
- Place: Diamond Point, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4792° N, 73.6871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Diamond Point, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4792&lon=-73.6871&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 785 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060803022389I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2006, A/A 1349 EDT A PIPER PA-J4-A, N60J, S/N 4-1256, WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER INCIDENT DURING TAKE OFF RUN AT LAKE GEORGE, NY. AN UNEXPECTED GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DIP THE RIGHT PONTOON INTO THE WATER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL INVERTED IN THE WATER. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED DURING RECOVERY OPERATIONS. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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