- Date
- September 27, 1971
- Place
- Longmont, CO · LONGMONT, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7640LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201420
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1947 71/9/27 NR.LONGMONT,COLO LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0825 N7640L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 28, 4051 TOTAL HOURS, 8 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOVELAND,COLO LONGMONT,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER REMARKS- LDG ON RESERVOIR.WIND CALM.WING FLOATS,FUSELAGE,RUDDER DAMAGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7640L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage