- Date
- May 23, 1969
- Place
- Detroit, MI · DETROIT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7610LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183616
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1351 69/5/23 DETROIT,MICH LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 39 TOTAL TIME - 1915 N7610L PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOSS DUE TO PLT ALLOWING R WING FLOAT TO STRIKE WATER.SANK IN DETROIT RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7610L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7610LRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2022 · Lake LA-4Airframe modelLake LA-4Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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