FTW73FPD07

NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Saginaw, TX · August 28, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 28, 1972
Place
Saginaw, TX · SAGINAW, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5021LLake LA-4
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168414

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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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3-3272  72/8/28    SAGINAW,TEX         LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 322
        TIME - 1600                    N5021L              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  EAGLE MTN LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.WORTH,TEX                SAGINAW,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SUBMERGED OBJECT

Aircraft

Registration
N5021L
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Eagle Mtn Lake

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