- Date
- December 12, 1971
- Place
- Laplata, MD · LAPLATA, MD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1001LLake LA-4A
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164939
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4100 71/12/12 LAPLATA,MD LAKE LA-4A CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2080 TIME - 1455 N1001L PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLINTON,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT IMPACT FROM SUDDEN DIVE ABOUT 200 FT AGL. REASON UNDETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1001L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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