ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 376679
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| Date: | Sunday 21 July 1985 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6668L |
| MSN: | 431 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 765 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sidney, ME -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Moosehead Lake, ME | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT WAS ON STEP AND IN INDICATING ABOUT 45 KTS AIRSPEED. IT THEN ENCOUNTERED A BOAT WAKE AND BEGAN FLYING. THE ACFT PORPOISED 2 OR 3 TIMES AND THEN COLLIDED WITH THE WATER IN AN ESTIMATED 10 TO 15 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE PWR WAS OFF. DURING THE COLLISION, THE LEFT PONTOON BECAME DETACHED AND THE ACFT BEGAN TO FILL WITH WATER. THE ACFT SANK IN ABOUT 4 MINUTES ACCORDING TO THE PLT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC85LA188
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 August 1993 | N6669L | Private | 0 | Blair Lake, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 18:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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