UNK68X0146

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Tegau Lake, Canada · June 3, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 3, 1968
Place
Tegau Lake, Canada · TEGAU LAKE, Canada
Injuries
2 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4025MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109714

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0084   68/6/3    TEGAU LAKE,CAN      PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 450
        TIME - 1730                    N4025M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEGAU LAKE,CAN             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED BY THE GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N4025M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.