ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89921
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| Date: | Saturday 5 February 2011 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3806M |
| MSN: | 12-2563 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4322 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sebago Lake, Cumberland County, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bethel, ME (0B1) |
| Bethel, ME (0B1) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he was attempting to land on a frozen lake, about 200 yards off shore. He encountered severe snow conditions and aborted the landing. He banked the airplane, and the right wing contacted ice and snow on the lake surface. The right wing separated and the airplane crashed on the lake off Nason Beach. The pilot reported that the airplane had just been fueled and was operating normally at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s initiation of a right turn with insufficient altitude remaining during an aborted landing resulting in a collision with the landing surface.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2011 14:51 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Feb-2011 14:57 | bizjets101 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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