MIA68D0274

NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Bimini, Burkina Faso · October 22, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 22, 1967
Place
Bimini, Burkina Faso · BIMINI,BAHAMA IS., Bahamas
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1113LLake LA-4
Status
Completed · report February 28, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112519

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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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6-0104  67/10/22   BIMINI,BAHAMA IS.   LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5000
        TIME - 0805                    N1113L              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF BRITISH GOVT

Aircraft

Registration
N1113L
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.