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NYC86LA130

1986-05-18 · GREENVILLE, Maine, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3B1

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Factual narrative

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS ON TAKEOFF FROM MOOSEHEAD LAKE, BUT EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO GET AIRBORNE AND FLY TO THE GREENVILLE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE GROUND FOR A FEW HOURS, THEN WAS PREFLIGHTED FOR DEPARAPURE. RUNWAY 21 WAS THE FAVORABLE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. ROTATION AND LIFT-OFF WERE COMMENCED AT 65 KNOTS. THE NOSE WAS LOWERED SLIGHTLY TO GAIN MORE SPEED. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT SETTLED INTO TREES IN A CONTROLLED, FULL STALL ATTITUDE, JUST ABOVE THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT IT WAS A HOT AND HUMID DAY. THE SINGLE ENG LAND PILOT HAD NOT YET OBTAINED A SEAPLANE RATING. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_NYC86LA130.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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