# NTSB NYC74FNC12: Lake LA-4, N1127L, Bethel, ME, July 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1973
- Place: Bethel, ME · BETHEL, ME
- Location: 44.4038° N, 70.7864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4038&lon=-70.7864&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 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FNC12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1727  73/7/22  NR.BETHEL,ME          LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 500
        TIME - 1000                    N1127L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONGO POND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOWER CHIN POND,ME         BETHEL,ME
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ON TOUCHDOWN NOSE DUG INTO WATER LEFT FLOAT BROKE OFF.AIRCRAFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1127L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1127L-2016-09-08), registration cancelled 2016-09-08, S/N 289, built 1964 (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: Songo Pond

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730722022479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730722022479A), Jul 22, 1973: Conaer LA4, Bethel, ME, Substantial damage. On touchdown nose dug into water left float broke off. Aircraft sank.

## Other investigations on N1127L (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 CEN12LA661](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA661), Sep 27, 2012: Lake LA4 (N1127L), Kenosha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examination and test run of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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