MIA81DA080

NTSB accident investigation · Lake 4-200 · Ponce, PR · March 23, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 23, 1981
Place
Ponce, PR
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6155VLake 4-200
Status
Completed · report June 26, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810323041319A
Case key
126486

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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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3-1194  81/3/23    PONCE,PR            LAKE 4-200          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1221
        TIME - 1700                    N6155V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONCE HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONCE,PR                    SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- ABORTED WTR TKOF AFTER EXCESSIVE RUN.LWRD GEAR TO AVOID BOAT.GEAR & WING FLOATS DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N6155V
Reported as
Lake 4-200
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ponce Harbor

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Other investigations on N6155V · 1

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