Lake LA-4 N2002L

12 July 1970 · Otis, Massachusetts, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 12 July 1970 at about 14:45 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N2002L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Otis, Massachusetts, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 12 July 1970 at 14:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Otis, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Lake LA-4
Registration: N2002L
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: Montauk Point, Ny → S
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2988

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	0	1	1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

HIT BOAT WAKE. PLT INADVERTENTLY OPENED THROTTLE. ACFT BOUNCED IN AIR. R FLOAT DUG IN. SANK LATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2988, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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