# NTSB NYC88LA219: Piper PA-12, N2906M, Georges Mills, NH, August 16, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 16, 1988, 08:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place: Georges Mills, NH
- Location: 43.4317° N, 72.0673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georges Mills, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4317&lon=-72.0673&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA219
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36213/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA219

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - water,rough
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

WITNESSES REPORTED THE WIND WAS GUSTY AND THERE WERE WHITECAPS ON THE LAKE WHEN THE ACFT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF. THE PLT SAID THAT WHEN THE ACFT HAD CLIMBED TO A SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE HE BEGAN A LEFT TURN TO CLIMB OVER THE LAKE. AFTER THE TURN WAS STARTED THE ACFT DESCENDED DESPITE FULL POWER AND FULL UP ELEVATOR AND THE LEFT WING CONTINUED TO DIP DESPITE FULL RIGHT STICK. THE LEFT WING HIT THE WATER AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2906M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2906M), registered now, S/N 12-1321, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 12-1321
- Airframe hours: 8365
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: David & Elizabeth Erickson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 18, 1988, 143 hours before
- Destination: TURNER, ME

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 500 total, 450 in this make and model, 420 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19880816033509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816033509A), Aug 16, 1988: Piper PA12, Georges Mills, NH, Substantial damage. Rough water takeoff in gusty wind. Stalled on climbout crashed inverted into lake.

## Other investigations on N2906M (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI66A0095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0095), May 30, 1966: Piper PA-12 (N2906M), Gaylord, MI, no damage, 1 fatal

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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