# NTSB UNK64X3852: Lake LA4, N1118L, Lake Texhoma, TX, September 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1964
- Place: Lake Texhoma, TX · LAKE TEXHOMA, TX
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 6, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182095
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3852
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3852

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2815   64/9/7    LAKE TEXHOMA TEX    LAKE LA4            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N1118L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 38, 4300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE TEXHOMA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          TERRAIN-ACFT STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1118L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1118L-2013-01-30), registration cancelled 2013-01-30, S/N 280, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA4
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Texhoma

## Other investigations on N1118L (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX87LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA019), Oct 18, 1986: Lake LA4-180 (N1118L), Folsom, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DCA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCA23), May 11, 1973: Lake LA-4 (N1118L), St Charles, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0861](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0861), Mar 9, 1964: Lake LA4 (N1118L), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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