- Date
- March 14, 1978
- Place
- Pierson, FL · PIERSON, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2038LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780314010829A
- Case key
- 143332
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0775 78/3/14 NR.PIERSON,FL LAKE LA-4 CR- 1 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 175 TIME - 0730 N2038L PX- 0 0 0 CHECK TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE DISSTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORMOND BEACH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2038L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lake Disston
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2038L · 1
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