ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316604
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| Date: | Saturday 8 July 2023 |
| Time: | 08:10 LT |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N993PT |
| MSN: | 341 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2533 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hardy Dam Pond, Newaygo, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Grand Haven, MI (3GM) |
| Big Prairie, MI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction were completing water landings in the amphibious airplane. They had already completed several landings on the same pond without incident. During the accident landing, upon touchdown the airplane impacted a submerged log, which punctured a large hole in the hull. The pilots egressed without further incident and the airplane sank. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The airplane's collision with a submerged log during a water landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA287
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=727RG
Location
Media:
#UPDATE: We are in White Cloud after a plane crashed on Hardy Dam Pond early this morning. According to the Newago County Sheriff, there were two people involved in the crash. They walked away with no injuries. @WOODTV pic.twitter.com/axxxh00iFG
— Taylor Morris (@TaylorMorrisTV) July 8, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2023 20:48 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Jul-2023 01:46 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 10-Jul-2023 18:03 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 11-Jul-2023 12:48 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 30-Sep-2023 11:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
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