- Date
- August 27, 1978
- Place
- Goldendale, WA · GOLDENDALE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1061LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780827032649A
- Case key
- 139307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3107 78/8/27 GOLDENDALE,WA LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 515 TIME - 1630 N1061L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOLDENDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RENTON,WA RETURN GOLDENDALE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PLT DIDNT RETRACT GR & FLAPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1061L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Goldendale
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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.
Other investigations on N1061L · 1
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