# NTSB LAX67F0074: Lake LA-4, N1148L, Roosevelt, AZ, July 27, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1967
- Place: Roosevelt, AZ · ROOSEVELT, AZ
- Location: 33.6573° N, 111.1270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roosevelt, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6573&lon=-111.1270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115871
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0074

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0596  67/7/27    ROOSEVELT,ARIZ      LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1340                    N1148L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 33, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT DURING LANDING RUN ON LAKE ROOSEVELT.ACFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1148L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1148L-2003-07-22), registration cancelled 2003-07-22, S/N 310, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1148L (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 NYC76DNC63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC63), Aug 6, 1976: Lake LA-4 (N1148L), Derry, NH, substantial damage

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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