- Date
- July 16, 1974
- Place
- Bowdoinham, ME · BOWDOINHAM, ME
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5260HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740716022779A
- Case key
- 128130
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1833 74/7/16 BOWDOINHAM,ME PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1915 N5260H PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 1398 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 9 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MERRYMEETING BAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOWDOINHAM,ME LEWISTON,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK DIRT EMBANKMENT AFTER SWERVE ON TAKEOFF RUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5260H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Merrymeeting Bay
N5260HRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Piper PA-16Airframe modelPiper PA-16Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.