LAX68D0214

NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Avalon, CA · November 12, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 12, 1967
Place
Avalon, CA · AVALON, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2007LLake LA-4
Status
Completed · report February 9, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113076

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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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3-4434  67/11/12   AVALON,CALIF        LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 2965
        TIME - 0910                    N2007L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PEBBLY BEACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TO TAXI DOWN STEEP,WET SEAPLANE RAMP USED FOR LARGER ACFT. SLID SIDEWAYS,OBJECT UNK.

Aircraft

Registration
N2007L
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pebbly Beach

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.