# NTSB NYC66F0087: Lake LA-4, N1013L, Mattituck, NY, June 26, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1965
- Place: Mattituck, NY · MATTITUCK, NY
- Location: 41.0049° N, 72.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattituck, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0049&lon=-72.5434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1939  65/6/26    MATTITUCK NY        LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 148
        TIME - 1530                    N1013L              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATTITUCK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        REMARKS- BRAKES LININGS EXCESSIVELY WORN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1013L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1013L-1982-09-18), registration cancelled 1982-09-18, S/N 256 (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
- Airport: Mattituck

## Other investigations on N1013L (1)

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 NYC79FHD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD06), Dec 2, 1978: Lake LA-4 (N1013L), North Beach, NJ, 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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