IAD77FIG22

NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA4 · Essex, MD · June 30, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 30, 1977
Place
Essex, MD · ESSEX, MD
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1236LLake LA4
Status
Completed · report September 12, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770630017829A
Case key
147219

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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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3-1910  77/6/30    ESSEX,MD            LAKE LA4            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N1236L              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     AGE 41, 986 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ESSEX SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ESSEX,MD                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N1236L
Reported as
Lake LA4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Essex Skypark

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.