# NTSB OAK67D0137: Lake LA-4, N1160L, Winters, CA, October 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1966
- Place: Winters, CA · WINTERS, CA
- Location: 38.5333° N, 121.9755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winters, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5333&lon=-121.9755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120712
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0137
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0137

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3004  66/10/23   WINTERS CALIF       LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N1160L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 46, 6000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HULL DAMAGE ALLOWED FLOODING.PILOT STEP-TAXYING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1160L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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