ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364494
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Date: | Saturday 21 September 1991 |
Time: | 12:30 LT |
Type: | Lake LA-4 |
Owner/operator: | Al's Air Service, Inc. |
Registration: | N1012L |
MSN: | 225 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1928 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-AI0 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Wilton, ME -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (3B5) |
Destination airport: | (3B5) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT SAID WHEN HE LANDED ON ROUGH WATER THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE WATER. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND SANK.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING ON ROUGH WATER WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTING THE WATER CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER AND SINK. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE, THE PILOT'S LOW TIME AND EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC91LA243 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA243
Revision history:
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