- Date
- June 30, 1984, 16:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Marathon, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1211LConsolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840630028099A
- Case key
- 31002
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that he was flying low & in level flt over the ocean when the acft hit the wake from a large boat & flipped over. According to witnesses, the acft began a right turn while flying low, then the right wing hit the water & the acft cartwheeled & crashed. A check of the plt's blood showed an alcohol level of 0.16%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1211L
- Reported as
- Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (LAKE LA-4-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 715
- Airframe hours
- 480
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Causley
- Registered owner
- Reef Hopper Airlines Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1984
- Departed
- MTH · Morathon, FL
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,370 total · 1,050 in this make and model · 3,200 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EYW, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1211L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.