FTW69D0029

NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Clayton, LA · June 14, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1968
Place
Clayton, LA · CLAYTON, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N7603LLake LA-4
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110303

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1731  68/6/14    CLAYTON,LA          LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N7603L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- LEFT PONTOON STRUCK WATER TURNING ACFT SIDEWAYS.

Aircraft

Registration
N7603L
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.