- Date
- August 14, 1982, 13:48 local (20:48 UTC)
- Place
- Lake Tahoe, CA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N1104LLake LA-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820814038039A
- Case key
- 71331
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Miscellaneous/other
Fuselage,cabin - leak
Analysis
This was to have been the fourth sight-seeing flight of the day. As the amphibian was taxied for takeoff, the pilot noticed water flowing into the aircraft. The bilge pump was unable to quell the flow. The pilot and passengers, four children, abandoned the aircraft and it sank a short time later in deep water. The plane was not recovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1104L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 695
- Airframe hours
- 460
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Bernards
- Registered owner
- Robert Bernards
- Departed
- Lake Tahoe, CA
- Destination
- Lake Tahoe, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 252 total · 88 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 52 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.