LAX68D0051

NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Mesa, AZ · June 26, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 26, 1967
Place
Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2009LLake LA-4
Status
Completed · report October 10, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116321

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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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3-2303  67/6/26    MESA, ARIZ          LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 2270
        TIME - 1300                    N2009L              PX-  0  0  2  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK SUBMERGED LOG.

Aircraft

Registration
N2009L
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.