# NTSB LAX65F0028: Lake LA-4, N1137L, Los Angeles, CA, March 29, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1965
- Place: Los Angeles, CA · LOS ANGELES, CA
- Location: 34.0522° N, 118.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0522&lon=-118.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178950
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65F0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65F0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0582  65/3/29    LOS ANGELES CALIF   LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N1137L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 50, 6611 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH CURB DURING LANDING ON STREET,LANDING PLANNED FOR PARKING LOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1137L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1137L-2000-05-30), registration cancelled 2000-05-30, S/N 299 (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

## Other investigations on N1137L (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI99LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA339), Sep 12, 1999: Lake LA-4 (N1137L), Ann Arbor, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown during a water landing.

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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