ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295859
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| Date: | Saturday 17 May 2003 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-11 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4711U |
| MSN: | 11-130 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4988 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minocqua, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minocqua , WI (4P5) |
| Lucky Landing , ME (06B) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage while attempting to takeoff from a lake. According to the pilot, while attempting to takeoff the airplane "failed to climb out of lake at end of cove." The pilot stated he "reduced power and turned to land in a bog/swamp." During the landing approach the left wing strut impacted a tree and the airplane landed hard on the floats. The pilot reported he had flown 5 hours in the same make and model as the accident aircraft, all of which were flown within 24 hours of the accident. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures during the accident flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper climb rate during takeoff. A factor to the accident was the tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA136
History of this aircraft
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| 17 June 1963 | CF-MJH | Shoal Lake, Ontario |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 13:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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