OAK79DVW15

NTSB accident investigation · Lake 4-200 · Lake Mead, NV · May 20, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 20, 1979
Place
Lake Mead, NV · LAKE MEAD, NV
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2675PLake 4-200
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
136032

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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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3-0775  79/5/20    LAKE MEAD,NV        LAKE 4-200          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N2675P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 1174 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            48 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NV                LAKE MEAD,NV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- HULL,FLOATS DAMAGED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2675P
Reported as
Lake 4-200
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage