- Date
- September 5, 1970
- Place
- Sebago Lake, ME · SEBAGO LAKE, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7501KPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2762 70/9/5 SEBAGO LAKE,ME PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 165 TIME - 1300 N7501K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEBAGO LAKE,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- T/O STARTED IN CALM WATER,THEN ENCOUNTERED 12-18IN WAVES.BECAME AIRBORNE,WING HIT WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7501K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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