NYC65D0206

NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Little Neck By, NY · April 25, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 25, 1965
Place
Little Neck By, NY · LITTLE NECK BY, NY
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1145LLake LA-4
Status
Completed · report June 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179216

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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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3-0996  65/4/25    LITTLE NECK BY NY   LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 174
        TIME - 1105                    N1145L              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N1145L
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.