NYC78FGT17

NTSB accident investigation · Lake 4-200 · Sunbury, PA · September 1, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1978
Place
Sunbury, PA · SUNBURY, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N62032Lake 4-200
Status
Completed · report November 26, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
139852

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3072   78/9/1    SUNBURY,PA          LAKE 4-200          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 745
        TIME - 1800                    N62032              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNBURY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUNBURY,PA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING

Aircraft

Registration
N62032
Reported as
Lake 4-200
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sunbury