# Accident 20140429005909A: Lake LA-4, Lexington, SC, April 29, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2014, 17:28 local time
- Place: Lexington, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0653° N, 81.3606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0653&lon=-81.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1029L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1029L-2018-05-30) (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-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,360 total, 21 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140429005909A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 29 ON ABOUT 5:28 LOCAL TIME N1029L A LAKE AIRCRAFT LA-4 ON A CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS ON LAKE MURRAYIN SC.

AFTER A LANDING DURING WHICH THE RIGHT SPONSON WAS TORN OFF, THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN 119 FEET OF WATER .

THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT SUSTAINED  NO INJURIES, AND WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD.

## 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 ERA14CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA225), Apr 29, 2014: Lake LA-4 (N1029L), Chapin, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in abnormal contact with the water and separation of the right pontoon..

## Other reports on N1029L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830127008019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830127008019I), Jan 27, 1983: Conaer LA4 (N1029L), Mount Summit, IN, Minor damage. Lost oil pressure. Landed on school running track. Propeller control oil pressure line leaking.
- [Accident 19781008035349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008035349A), Oct 8, 1978: Conaer LA4 (N1029L), Tuckernuck Isl, MA, Substantial damage. R main gr failed.

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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