# NTSB ANC80FA089: Lake 4-200, N1108L, Hewitt Lake, AK, August 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1980
- Place: Hewitt Lake, AK · HEWITT LAKE, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80FA089
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80FA089

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2637  80/8/24    HEWITT LAKE,AK      LAKE 4-200          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 245
        TIME - 1845                    N1108L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 178 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ANCHORAGE,AK                HEWITT LAKE,AK               SKWENTNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1108L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1108L-1981-06-06), registration cancelled 1981-06-06, S/N 699 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE 4-200
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4) (registry code 2400102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800824037789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824037789A), Aug 24, 1980: Conaer LA4, Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting landing on glassy water. Aircraft hit hard and sank.

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.

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