ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359538
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Date: | Thursday 24 November 1994 |
Time: | 13:30 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-18-150 |
Owner/operator: | George Higgins |
Registration: | N112KF |
MSN: | 18-7809134 |
Total airframe hrs: | 3196 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Glenburn, ME -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Presque Isle, ME (KPQI) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING PRELIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED ICE ON THE RIGHT WING. HE SAID THE LEADING EDGE AND FORWARD 18 INCHES OF THE WING WERE CLEAR OF ICE. HE DID NOT REMOVE THE ICE AND INITIATED A TAKEOFF. THE RIGHT WING WOULD NOT COME UP WITH FULL LEFT AILERON AND THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DID NOT ABORT THE TAKEOFF UNTIL AFTER THE AIRPLANE HAD DRIFTED RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A POLE. WHEN THE POWER WAS RETARDED THE AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO BIRCH TREES AND A RASPBERRY BOG.
Probable Cause: The pilot's (1) improper decision to initiate a takeoff with ice on the wing.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC95LA037 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC95LA037
History of this aircraft
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