ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366118
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| Date: | Saturday 29 September 1990 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Republic RC-3 Seabee |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N114N |
| MSN: | 950 |
| Engine model: | FRANKLIN 6AA215B8F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakeport, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER COMPLETING A WATER LANDING THE PILOT TAXIED HIS AMPHIBIAN AIRPLANE, ON THE STEP, TOWARDS HIS PARKING AREA. THE LEFT FLOAT SUBMERGED AND THE LEFT WING DRAGGED RESULTING IN ASYMETRICAL LOADING OF THE AIRFRAME AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE HIGH-SPEED WATER TAXIING. THE EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED IS CONSIDERED A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90LA330
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 1995 | N114N | Davey, Darrell L. | 0 | Blakely Island, WA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 17:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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