- Date
- June 25, 1984, 17:45 local (Jun 26, 1984, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Levenworth, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N65627Lake LA-4-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840625027249A
- Case key
- 39946
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The amphibious acft started to 'porpoise' in the air after takeoff and stalled aprx 25 ft above water level. The acft dragged a wing, crashed and sank. The plt said that water in the hull had caused the unstable condition.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65627
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 571
- Airframe hours
- 747
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry B. Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 22, 1984 · 2 hours before
- Airport
- Wenatchee Lake
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 656 total · 40 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.