ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376887
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| Date: | Saturday 29 June 1985 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Raymond Garritano |
| Registration: | N516L |
| MSN: | 538 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1115 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hart, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A LAKE TAKEOFF AT NEAR LIFT OFF SPEED THE PLT STATED THE ACFT STRUCK A SUBMERGED LOG AND BECAME AIRBORNE AT A LOW AIRSPEED. THE ACFT THEN DROPPED BACK TO THE LAKE SURFACE, THE RIGHT WING FLOAT DUG IN THE WATER AND SEPARATED THE FLOAT FROM THE WING. THE STRESS ALSO CAUSED PARTIAL WING SEPARATION AT THE WING ROOT. LOSS OF THE FLOAT RESULTED IN THE ACFT ROLLING INVERTED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85LA263
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 1991 | N516L | Private | 0 | Paulding, OH | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 06:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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