ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364874
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| Date: | Saturday 20 July 1991 |
| Time: | 19:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-11 |
| Owner/operator: | Conrad El Daigle |
| Registration: | N4504M |
| MSN: | 11-7 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C90-8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eagle Lake, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Daigle Pond, ME |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE WAS MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON A LAKE. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS MAKING A SLIGHT BANK CORRECTION, WHEN THE LEFT FLOAT DRAGGED IN THE WATER. THE AIRPLANE CARTWHEELED AND SANK IN 130 FEET OF WATER. THE PILOT SAID HIS DEPTH PERCEPTION WAS POOR, BECAUSE OF 'GLASSY WATER' CONDITIONS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF HIS ALTITUDE DURING A LANDING ON GLASSY WATER, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA184
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 July 2002 | N4504M | Kenneth Foster Ireland | 0 | PALERMO, Maine | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 19:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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