# NTSB NYC75FNC05: Piper PA-16, N5260H, Bowdoinham, ME, July 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1974
- Place: Bowdoinham, ME · BOWDOINHAM, ME
- Location: 44.0212° N, 69.9013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowdoinham, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0212&lon=-69.9013&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75FNC05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNC05

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5260H-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 16-64, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Registry model: [Piper PA-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (registry code 7101602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merrymeeting Bay

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740716022779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740716022779A), Jul 16, 1974: Piper PA16, Bowdoinham, ME, Substantial damage. Acft struck dirt embankment after swerve on takeoff run.

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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