- Date
- January 7, 1969
- Place
- Quinlan, TX · QUINLAN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7615LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191174
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0578 69/1/7 QUINLAN,TEX LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N7615L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 42, 7520 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RABBIT COVE STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT PITCHED UP SHARPLY AFTER T/O. PLT LOST CONTROL. ACFT SANK IN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7615L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rabbit Cove Strip
N7615LRegistration cancelled Jan 13, 2024 · Lake LA-4Airframe modelLake LA-4Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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