# NTSB NYC71DFG06: Piper PA-18, N7501K, Sebago Lake, ME, September 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1970
- Place: Sebago Lake, ME · SEBAGO LAKE, ME
- Location: 43.7609° N, 70.5256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebago Lake, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7609&lon=-70.5256&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC71DFG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7501K-1971-02-25), registration cancelled 1971-02-25, S/N 18-215, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper PA-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (registry code 7101802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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.

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