- Date
- April 30, 1977
- Place
- Ashburnham, MA · ASHBURNHAM, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5013LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770430011589A
- Case key
- 157211
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2344 77/4/30 ASHBURNHAM,MA LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 287 TIME - 1630 N5013L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FITCHBURG,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- INITIAL SOLO WATER LANDINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5013L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.