# NTSB NYC79FHD06: Lake LA-4, N1013L, North Beach, NJ, December 2, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1978
- Place: North Beach, NJ · NORTH BEACH, NJ
- Location: 39.6793° N, 74.1512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Beach, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6793&lon=-74.1512&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1013L-1982-09-18), registration cancelled 1982-09-18, S/N 256 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781202042879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781202042879A), Dec 2, 1978: Conaer LA4, NJ, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1013L (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 NYC66F0087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0087), Jun 26, 1965: Lake LA-4 (N1013L), Mattituck, NY, substantial damage

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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