- Date
- May 11, 1973
- Place
- St Charles, MO · ST CHARLES, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1118LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730511012389A
- Case key
- 190386
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1424 73/5/11 NR.ST CHARLES,MO LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1620 N1118L PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 37, 5050 TOTAL HOURS, 18 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST CHARLES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST CHARLES,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER REMARKS- WATER VERY SMOOTH.T/D ON ACFTS KEEL,SKIPPED APRX 4-6IN INTO AIR THEN SETTLED BACK.ACFT SANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1118L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Charles
N1118LRegistration cancelled Jan 30, 2013 · Lake LA-4Airframe modelLake LA-4Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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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 N1118L · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX87LA019Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFolsom, CADuring a local cross country pleasure flight, the pilot attempted a landing on Lake Folsom. Upon touchdown the aircraft began settling in the water then nosed over and sank. The pilot stated he felt there was an object in the water that was struck. Witnesses…NTSB UNK64X3852Accident · No injuriesClosedLake Texhoma, TXNTSB UNK64X0861Accident · Minor injuriesClosedKnoxville, TN