- Date
- May 28, 1972
- Place
- Staatsburg, NY · STAATSBURG, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7608LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167021
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1990 72/5/28 STAATSBURG,NY LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 975 TIME - 1000 N7608L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RHINEBECK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINGSTON,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- LDG ON RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7608L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rhinebeck
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