- Date
- November 8, 1983, 16:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- St. Michaels, MD
- NTSB coordinates
- 36.7305, -76.0393 (estimated), outside the stated state
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5022LLake LA-4-200
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831108056849A
- Case key
- 6308
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During the afternoon, the plt flew to the miles river in Maryland where he made a water landing to pick up a passenger. When he landed, the water surface had ripples which had been produced by a light breeze. At that time, the plt had no trouble seeing the surface of the water. The plt then took off with the passenger on board. Later, when they returned to land, the water was glassy. The plt stated that during the landing, he thought his approach was perfect. He stated he thought that he was aprx 5 to 6 ft above the water & was just begining to flare when the anphibian acft crashed. He was thrown from the acft & remembered swimming back. Aprx 4 min after the accident, both occupants were pulled from the water, but the passenger, who had went thru the windshield, died later. No shoulder harness was installed. The water visibility at the site was clear. When the investigator landed on glassy water there on the next day, there was no visible surface, all he could see was what appeared to be the river bottom.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5022L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 479
- Airframe hours
- 755
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William E. Crane
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1983 · 111 hours before
- Departed
- ESN · Easton, MD
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,120 total · 100 in this make and model · 4,050 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.