# NTSB NYC66D0649: Lake LA-4, N1029L, Bronx, NY, May 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1966
- Place: Bronx, NY · BRONX, NY
- Location: 40.8501° N, 73.8662° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bronx, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8501&lon=-73.8662&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66D0649
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0649

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1001   66/5/5    BRONX NY            LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 342
        TIME - 1900                    N1029L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 229 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERS SEAPLANE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION, LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SUBMERGED ROCK DURING TAXI TO SEAPLANE RAMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1029L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1029L-2018-05-30), registration cancelled 2018-05-30, S/N 272, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Evers Seaplane

## Other investigations on N1029L (2)

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.

- [NTSB ERA14CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA225), Apr 29, 2014: Lake LA-4 (N1029L), Chapin, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in abnormal contact with the water and separation of the right pontoon..
- [NTSB NYC79FNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA02), Oct 8, 1978: Lake LA-4 (N1029L), Tuckernuck Isl, MA, 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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