- Date
- July 19, 1967
- Place
- Soldier Pond, ME · SOLDIER POND, ME
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N2867MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115843
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0543 67/7/19 SOLDIER POND,ME PIPER PA-12 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 71 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N2867M PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT KENT MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- WITNESS STATES WING FAILURE OCCURRED DURING A ROLL TYPE MANEUVER.ACFT 125LBS OVRWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2867M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ft Kent Muni
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