- Date
- April 28, 1987, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Greenville, ME
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N114Piper PA-18-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870428012769A
- Case key
- 30451
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was taking off from a lake during windy conditions. The aircraft stalled shortly after takeoff. The aircraft was about 60 feet above the surface. The nose dropped and the aircraft impacted the water. The pilot reported that there was turbulence above the surface of the lake.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N114
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-3937
- Airframe hours
- 3,304
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Williamr.Martin
- Registered owner
- William R. Martin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1986 · 72 hours before
- Destination
- OLD · Old Town, ME
- Airport
- Greenville Seaplane Base, runway 18, 5,000 × ft, water
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 568 total · 391 in this make and model · 22 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 15 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSS
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.