- Date
- December 15, 1985, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Homestead, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2969PLake LA4-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851215063939A
- Case key
- 31556
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Analysis
The plt stated that while on a flight from marco island FL, to ocean reef FL, he heard a loud bang and elected to land at Homestead general arpt. Upon landing he found the left muffler had seperated from the acft, struck the propeller and was driven through the top of the fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2969P
- Reported as
- Lake LA4-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 949
- Airframe hours
- 662
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Victor F. Horst
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 9, 1985 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- Marco Island, FL
- Destination
- Ocean Reef, 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
- 73
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,533 total · 98 in this make and model · 2,483 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TMB, 10 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 N2969P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.