# Accident 20110818021969A: Piper PA-22-108, Monmouth, ME, August 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2011, 19:40 local time
- Place: Monmouth, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2014° N, 69.9914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2014&lon=-69.9914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5048Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5048Z-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA501) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818021969A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 18, 2011, AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN SIDE YARD OF RESIDENTS IN MONMOUTH.  PILOT WAS CONFRONTED BY TWO WITNESS OF CRASH TO SEE IF HE WAS ALRIGHT. PILOT LEFT SCENE OF ACCIDENT AND CAME BACK WITHIN A FEW MINUTES WITH A LARGE INDUSTRIAL FORK LIFT AND REMOVED AIRCRAFT FROM THE SCENE. AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. AUTHORITIES ARRIVED ON SCENE AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED.PILOT DOES NOT HAVE A CERTIFICATE AND THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT REGISTERED.

## 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 ERA11LA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA501), Aug 18, 2011: Piper PA-22-108 (N5048Z), Monmouth, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: Operation of the airplane by a non-certificated pilot and his failure to maintain airplane control.

## Other reports on N5048Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20091112053929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091112053929I), Nov 12, 2009: Piper PA-22-108 (N5048Z), Livermore Falls, ME, Minor damage. The pilot struck a dog upon landing on a priate airtsrip in Livermore Falls, Maine. The pilot attempted to swerve to the right to avoid the dog, applied left…

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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