Piper PA-12 N3806M

Summary

On 5 February 2011 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N3806M, operated by Randall, Richard Carl, was involved in an accident near Sebago Lake, Maine, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 February 2011 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sebago Lake, Maine, United States

Coordinates

43.8442, -70.6192

Aircraft

Piper PA-12

Registration

N3806M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Randall, Richard Carl

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bethel → Bethel

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA134

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s initiation of a right turn with insufficient altitude remaining during an aborted landing resulting in a collision with the landing surface.

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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. The pilot reported that the airplane had just been fueled and was operating normally at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.