LAX67D0311

NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Mortmar, CA · March 2, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 2, 1967
Place
Mortmar, CA · MORTMAR, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2006LLake LA-4
Status
Completed · report November 22, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118258

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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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3-3027   67/3/2    MORTMAR,CALIF       LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N2006L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 6650 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            29 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH SHORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            LANDING: ROLL
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- AFTER LANDING,PLT HEARD UNUSUAL SOUND FOLLOWED BY WATER ENTERING HULL AND CABIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2006L
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
North Shore

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.