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5ME · Brandy Pond Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID 5ME Elev 267 ft Lat 43° 57.28' N Lon 70° 35.47' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,200 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17W — 7,200 ft 600 ft Water No —
35W — 7,200 ft 600 ft Water No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Water landing / ditching 1

All time · n=3

  • Loss of control 2
  • Water landing / ditching 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-07-16 Cessna R172 · Water / ditching · day →
2010-08-08 Quest Kodiak 100 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2008-10-03 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · day →

Designees in ME

CFI Flight Instructors 259 A&P Mechanics 682 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 7 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 Schools Flight Schools 13 FBO Fixed Base Operators 26 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 2 EAA EAA Chapters 6

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
James Victor Loranger Gorham ME 17 nm
Paul Gregory Mckeown Turner ME 23 nm
Marvin Randall Williams Portland ME 26 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 33 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 43 nm
Jared Patrick Curtis North Hampton NH 62 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 69 nm
Charles Edgar Surprenant Pittsfield ME 71 nm
Donald Wood Plainfield NH 81 nm
Michael Rhodes Nashua NH 82 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert Elmer Murray Raymond ME 6 nm
Matthew David Mcfadden Denmark ME 7 nm
Dennis Alan Delo Harrison ME 8 nm
Daniel L Peabody Bridgton ME 9 nm
Mary Shyne Build Bridgton ME 9 nm
Cody Warren Peak Bridgton ME 9 nm
Wayne Thann Berzinis Windham ME 10 nm
Jonathan David Ingalls Windham ME 10 nm
Nicholas Alan Coffin Windham ME 10 nm
Bruno Mendes De Freitas New Gloucester ME 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Ryan Craig Hamlin Naples ME 1 nm
Robert Urquhart Naples ME 1 nm
Michael Eugene Ruhlin Naples ME 1 nm
Ronald Edgar Whitney Casco ME 4 nm
Scott Keith Overberg Casco ME 4 nm
Jacob Phillip Burrows Casco ME 4 nm
Scott Lansing Davies Sebago ME 5 nm
Robert Raymond Parent Raymond ME 6 nm
Steven Mark Raymond Raymond ME 6 nm
Christopher Alexander Grant Raymond ME 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 22 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 60 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 61 nm
Maine Seaplanes, LLC
Owls Head, ME
 65 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 83 nm
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 108 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 120 nm
Stick'n Rudder Aero Maintenance, Inc.
Chatham, MA
 139 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 143 nm
Windham Aircraft Repair
North Windham, CT
 152 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.