- Date
- August 2, 1964
- Place
- Lake Elmo, MN · LAKE ELMO, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1128LLake LA4
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182281
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2316 64/8/2 LAKE ELMO MINN LAKE LA4 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1400 N1128L PX- 0 0 2 DEMONSTRATION 27, 1875 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL DOOR OPENED DURING FAST TAXI ON WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1128L
- Reported as
- Lake LA4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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