ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 292265
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| Date: | Monday 29 May 2006 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N1401V |
| MSN: | 10771 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2859 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Old Town, Maine -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Old Town Airport, ME (OLD/KOLD) |
| Penobscot River, ME | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that shortly after taking off from a river in a float equipped Piper J3C, he was informed by radio that he had departed without his phone. The pilot returned to land, and during the landing, the airplane touched down on the right float, and the right wingtip subsequently impacted the water. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot stated that after takeoff, he stalled the airplane while in a turn and then "crashed in the lake." He also stated that the "density altitude got the best of me." The pilot did not report any mechanical anomalies.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC06CA126
History of this aircraft
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| 9 January 2024 | N1401V | 0 | Park Rapids, MN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Oct-2022 16:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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