- Date
- November 23, 1975
- Place
- Angola, IN · ANGOLA, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2036LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751123037549A
- Case key
- 151782
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3460 75/11/23 ANGOLA,IN LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 405 TIME - 1500 N2036L PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENDALLVILLE,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- R WING FLOAT CTCTD WATER,PLT LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2036L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2036LRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2023 · Lake LA-4Airframe modelLake LA-4Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2036L · 3
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