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NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-200 · Stockton, CA · March 16, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 16, 1979
Place
Stockton, CA · STOCKTON, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2737PLake LA-200
Status
Completed · report May 8, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790316004779A
Case key
137449

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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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3-0507  79/3/16    STOCKTON,CA         LAKE LA-200         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 250
        TIME - 1500                    N2737P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOCKTON,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- AFTER WATER-LOOP ACFT RAN INTO ROCK LEVEE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2737P
Reported as
Lake LA-200
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.