- Date
- October 7, 1979
- Place
- Lakeville, ME · LAKEVILLE, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1835APiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791007027509A
- Case key
- 133222
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3557 79/10/7 LAKEVILLE,ME PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 338 TIME - 1630 N1835A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOTTLE LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRINCETON,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PRENTISS, MAINE AREA. FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1835A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bottle Lake
N1835ARegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2013 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1835A · 1
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