MIA74FLA47

NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Jacksonville, FL · June 11, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 11, 1974
Place
Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7636LLake LA-4
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740611023489A
Case key
130180

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2311  74/6/11    JACKSONVILLE,FLA    LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 700
        TIME - 1130                    N7636L              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HERLONG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,FLA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC MOTORS
        REMARKS- FLARED OUT ABT 25FT HI,DSCNDD IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE HI ATTITUDE.PLT ATTN DIVERTED TO HYD MOTOR.

Aircraft

Registration
N7636L
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Herlong

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.