- Date
- January 22, 1980
- Place
- East Machias, ME · EAST MACHIAS, ME
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3580ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800122002449A
- Case key
- 131986
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0820 80/1/22 NR.EAST MACHIAS,ME PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE TIME - 1353 N3580Z PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 57, 254 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KEENS LAKE,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- THE PILOT WAS USING THE AIRCRAFT TO TEND BEAVER TRAPS IN THE AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3580Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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