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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Ebeemee Twp, ME · February 25, 2023

Date: February 25, 2023 · 13:00 local
Place: Ebeemee Twp, ME
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4433M
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA133
Reported as: Piper PA-12
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,757 total

N4433MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-3386 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Pilot departed Ebeemee lake on skis to the southwest. Aircraft engine quit approximately 100-150 high on departure while the pilot was in a shallow right turn. Pilot continued in the shallow right turn which slowly increased in bank until impact with the ice covered lake in a nose low attitude.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED EBEEMEE LAKE ON SKIS TO THE SOUTHWEST. AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT APPROXIMATELY 100-150 HIGH ON DEPARTURE WHILE THE PILOT WAS IN A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN. PILOT CONTINUED IN THE SHALLOW RIGHT TURN WHICH SLOWLY INCREASED IN BANK UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE ICE COVERED LAKE IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA23LA133Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEbeemee Township, MEA partial power loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.Feb 25, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4433M · 1

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

Incident 19831018067069IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AKNosed up on first landing with wheels after removing floats used the past 6 months.Oct 18, 1983 · Minor damage