- Date
- October 24, 1971
- Place
- Coeur D'Alene, ID · COEUR D'ALENE, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6679LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4409 71/10/24 COEUR D'ALENE,ID LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1120 TIME - 1100 N6679L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKS SEAPLN BSE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEWISTON,ID COEUR D'ALENE,ID TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- NO FORMAL INSTRTN IN WTR OPRTNS.60DEG X-WND GUSTING TO 16K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6679L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brooks Seapln Bse
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