Piper PA-22-150 N5710D

Summary

On 23 May 1986 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N5710D was involved in an accident near Lino Lakes, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 May 1986 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lino Lakes, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Surfside Seaplane (8Y4)

Coordinates

44.6392, -92.5595

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N5710D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lino Lakes → Red Lake Ontar

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI86FER09

1 person died.

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

THIS AIRCRAFT WAS OVERLOADED ON TAKEOFF WITH EXTRA FUEL, CAMPING EQUIPMENT, A PASSENGER, AN OUTBOARD MOTOR, TOOLS AND THE LIKE. IN ADDITION THE CENTER OF GRAVITY WAS PROBABLY OUT OF SAFE LIMITS. AN ADDITIONAL FACTOR AFFECTING TAKEOFF AND TURN PERFORMANCE WAS A FOLDABLE BOAT ATTACHED EXTERNALLY TO THE AIRFRAME, WHICH CREATED DRAG. WHEN THE PILOT TURNED TO ALND SHORTLY FOLLOWING THE TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED INTO THE WATER. THE PILOT WAS NOT FLOATPLANE RATED AND DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE FLOATPLANE CONFIGURATION ON THIS AIRCRAFT WAS NOT APPROVED, NOR WAS THE INSTALLATION OF A LARGER ENGINE. THE PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED OR AVAILABLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.