- Date
- May 8, 1977
- Place
- Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6107VLake LA-200
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770508010429A
- Case key
- 158134
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1236 77/5/8 HOMER,AK LAKE LA-200 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 272 TIME - 1830 N6107V PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KATCHAMAK BAY,AK BIG LAKE,AK SOLDOTNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PORPOISED.WAVES 6-8IN HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6107V
- Reported as
- Lake LA-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6107VRegistered now · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.