- Date
- December 2, 1978
- Place
- North Beach, NJ · NORTH BEACH, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1013LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781202042879A
- Case key
- 138152
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4472 78/12/2 NORTH BEACH,NJ LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 911 TIME - 1500 N1013L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 554 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KUPPER,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING 10 KTS.PLT LOOKING AT SECTIONAL CHART.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1013L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1013L · 1
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