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NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Anchorage, AK · June 22, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1966
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1023LLake LA-4
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171492

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0257  66/6/22    ANCHORAGE ALAS      LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N1023L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 35, 7000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK SUBMERGED ROCK DURING WATER LANDING ON LOST LAKE ALAS.WATER LEVEL RECENTLY LOWERED

Aircraft

Registration
N1023L
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.