# NTSB NYC65D0206: Lake LA-4, N1145L, Little Neck By, NY, April 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1965
- Place: Little Neck By, NY · LITTLE NECK BY, NY
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65D0206
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65D0206

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1145L-1997-06-17), registration cancelled 1997-06-17, S/N 307 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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