- Date
- June 6, 1987, 11:10 local (15:10 UTC)
- Place
- Fife Lake, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N80111Lake LA 4-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870606019039A
- Case key
- 13566
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that the engine started to run rough while in cruise flt. After all efforts to smooth it out failed, the plt elected to make a precautionary landing on Fife Lake. The acft landed normally followed by a loud noise and water started to enter the cockpit. The acft sank in 25-30 feet of water. The plt did not have a sea plane rating and one witness stated that the acft lost power and dropped 'abruptly and slammed into the lake.' Investigation did not reveal the reason for the loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80111
- Reported as
- Lake LA 4-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1064
- Airframe hours
- 1,357
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-AIB, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Baron, Paul, doing business as Four Winns Boat Co.
- Registered owner
- Ali Ahmed
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1987 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- CAD · Cadillac, MI
- Destination
- D83 · Boyne City, MI
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,210 total · 55 in this make and model · 8,950 as pilot in command · 240 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TVC, 14 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.