- Date
- July 6, 1971
- Place
- Southwick, MA · SOUTHWICK, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2015LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162568
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2403 71/7/6 SOUTHWICK,MASS LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 184 TIME - 1230 N2015L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARTFORD,CONN AGAWAM,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- APCH TO ARPT UN EXTD NOSE GR LNDD IN RIVER.ACFT STOPPED ABRUPTLY,SANK.PREVIOUS LDG IN RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2015L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2015LRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2003 · Lake LA-4Airframe modelLake LA-4Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N2015L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA00LA240Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPensacola, FLThe pilot receiving instruction failure to achieve the proper touch down point during a water landing, and the CFI's improper supervision and failure to initiate a go-around in sufficient time to avoid and in-flight collision with trees, water, and subsequent…NTSB CHI68D0120Accident · No injuriesClosedMilwaukee, WI