Piper PA12S N98918
21 September 1965 · Ely Vt, Vermont, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 September 1965 at about 11:55 local time, a Piper PA12S registered N98918, operated by Post Mills Fly, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ely Vt, Vermont, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ely Vt, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Post Mills Airfld
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA12S
- Registration
- N98918
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Post Mills Fly
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0664
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FORCED LANDING OF FLOATPLANE ON SOD RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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