# NTSB FTW69D0029: Lake LA-4, N7603L, Clayton, LA, June 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1968
- Place: Clayton, LA · CLAYTON, LA
- Location: 31.7222° N, 91.5346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7222&lon=-91.5346&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110303
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0029

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7603L-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 376 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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