# Accident 20130906019549A: Lake LA-4, Nancy, KY, September 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2013, 18:00 local time
- Place: Nancy, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9672° N, 84.8517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9672&lon=-84.8517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1136L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1136L-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 150 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130906019549A

## Narrative

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

ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 6TH AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON LAKE CUMBERLAND IN THE VICINITY OF NANCY KY, EAST OF WHITE OAK CREEK. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHING THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A WAVE, (PROBABLY CAUSED BY A LARGE RACING BOAT, SINCE BOAT RACES WERE BEING CONDUCTED ON THE LAKE THAT DAY). THE WAVE APPROACHED THE AIRCRAFT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE COMING TOWARD THE PILOT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS WAVE CAUSED THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT TO RISE IMMEDIATELY, AND IN TURN, CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO LOWER CAUSING THE WING FLOAT OR SPONSON TO STRIKE THE WATER AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN (CO-PILOTS SIDE FIRST). THE PILOT STATED HE FELT STRONG LEFT RUDDER PEDAL DEFLECTION JUST PRIOR TO BEING FLIPPED OVER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, (WHICH OCCURRED MUCH FURTHER OUT FROM SHORE), BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT. SOME WITNESSES WERE ABLE TO BRING A BOAT OVER AND TOW THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE SHORE. ONCE REACHING AN AREA CLOSE TO THE DOCK, THE AIRCRAFT SANK TO THE BOTTOM). THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED ONLY MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES.

## 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 ERA13CA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA413), Sep 6, 2013: Lake LA-4 (N1136L), Monticello, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with a large wave during water taxi, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

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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