ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374038
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| Date: | Saturday 18 October 1986 |
| Time: | 15:45 LT |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Earl Allen |
| Registration: | N1118L |
| MSN: | 280 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1618 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Folsom, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Auburn, CA (KAUN) |
| Folsom, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A LOCAL CROSS COUNTRY PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON LAKE FOLSOM. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SETTLING IN THE WATER THEN NOSED OVER AND SANK. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THERE WAS AN OBJECT IN THE WATER THAT WAS STRUCK. WITNESSES HOWEVER, STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ONCE BRIEFLY, PULLED UP, THEN ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, IT NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO ONE WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND. APRX 12 MI NE, THE SACRAMENTO WIND WAS FROM 310 DEG AT 16 KTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX87LA019
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 March 1964 | N1118L | Non commercial | 0 | Knoxville, Tennessee | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 20:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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