- Date
- March 15, 1975
- Place
- Marathon, FL · MARATHON, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1061LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750315005689A
- Case key
- 147764
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0518 75/3/15 NR.MARATHON,FL LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 995 TIME - 1500 N1061L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARATHON STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARATHON,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- STRUCK CHANNEL MARKER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1061L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marathon Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1061L · 1
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