Piper PA-12 N2852M

Summary

On 28 March 1997 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N2852M was involved in an accident near Clayton Lake, Maine, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 March 1997 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Clayton Lake, Maine, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-12

Registration

N2852M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Detroit → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC97LA067

2 people were seriously injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and uncontrolled descent to the frozen lake surface.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he flew the ski-equipped airplane to a lake to go fishing, and stalled the airplane while maneuvering to land on the frozen lake surface. Additionally, he reported that he had a bad cold, was congested, and tired. Witnesses reported that the pilot conducted a low pass over the frozen surface of lake, after which he initiated a left turn. In the turn the airplane rolled further left and descended toward the lake surface, striking the left wing and nose.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.