# Accident 19971029038979A: Lakeac 250(LAKE), Miami, FL, October 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1997, 18:09 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85HG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85HG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKEAC 250(LAKE)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971029038979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER. ELECTED LAND IN WATER. DURING LANDING DUG A WING INTO WATER CAUSING A WATER LOOP. TOWED TO DOCK.                                         (-23) REFER TO ATTACHED RECORD OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION DATED 10/31/97 FOR FULL NARRATIVE OF ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA98LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA014), Oct 29, 1997: Aerofab Lake LA-250 (N85HG), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for an undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent encounter with rough water.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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