# Accident 20040627019489A: Lakeac 250LAKE, Deep River, CT, June 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2004, 08:30 local time
- Place: Deep River, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3822° N, 72.3853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3822&lon=-72.3853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N802RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N802RA-2017-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKEAC 250LAKE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 50 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040627019489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIOR TO LANDING ON CT RIVER THE PILOT STATES HE DID A THOROUGH RECONN OF THE RIVER AND NO OBSTRUCTIONS WERE NOTED. PILOT STATES THERE WERE RIPPLES ON THE WATER. UPON TOUCHING THE WATER THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED 1-2 FEET, TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING DIPPED DOWN INTO THE WATER AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 IAD04CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA026), Jun 27, 2004: Lake LA-250 (N802RA), Deep River, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced water landing.

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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