- Date
- May 23, 1986, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lino Lakes, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5710DPiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860523019399A
- Case key
- 13325
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
This aircraft was overloaded on takeoff with extra fuel, camping equipment, a passenger, an outboard motor, tools and the like. In addition the center of gravity was probably out of safe limits. An additional factor affecting takeoff and turn performance was a foldable boat attached externally to the airframe, which created drag. When the pilot turned to alnd shortly following the takeoff, the aircraft stalled into the water. The pilot was not floatplane rated and did not have a current medical certificate. The floatplane configuration on this aircraft was not approved, nor was the installation of a larger engine. The plts flt time was not reported or available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5710D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-4406
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-AID, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard H. Knutson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Lino Lakes, MN
- Destination
- Red Lake Ontar
- Airport
- 8Y4 · Surfside Seaplane
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSP, 16 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.