# Accident 20230225001609A: Piper PA-12, Ebeemee Twp, ME, February 25, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2023, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ebeemee Twp, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4317° N, 69.0150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4317&lon=-69.0150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4433M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4433M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,757 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230225001609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA23LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA133), Feb 25, 2023: Piper PA-12 (N4433M), Ebeemee Township, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial power loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N4433M (1)

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

- [Incident 19831018067069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831018067069I), Oct 18, 1983: Piper PA12 (N4433M), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Nosed up on first landing with wheels after removing floats used the past 6 months.

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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