Accident Piper PA-12 N2906M,
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Date:Tuesday 16 August 1988
Time:09:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-12
Owner/operator:David & Elizabeth Erickson
Registration: N2906M
MSN: 12-1321
Year of manufacture:1946
Total airframe hrs:8365 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING O-320-A2B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Georges Mills, NH -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Turner, ME
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
WITNESSES REPORTED THE WIND WAS GUSTY AND THERE WERE WHITECAPS ON THE LAKE WHEN THE ACFT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF. THE PLT SAID THAT WHEN THE ACFT HAD CLIMBED TO A SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE HE BEGAN A LEFT TURN TO CLIMB OVER THE LAKE. AFTER THE TURN WAS STARTED THE ACFT DESCENDED DESPITE FULL POWER AND FULL UP ELEVATOR AND THE LEFT WING CONTINUED TO DIP DESPITE FULL RIGHT STICK. THE LEFT WING HIT THE WATER AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC88LA219
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB NYC88LA219

Revision history:

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