Aviation Crash Map

Lake L4-200 N1225L

27 February 1977 · Croydon, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 February 1977 at about 15:00 local time, a Lake L4-200 registered N1225L, operated by Hortman Aviati, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Croydon, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Croydon, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Lake L4-200
Registration
N1225L
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Hortman Aviati
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Bristol, Pa → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2144

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT ON RIVER LANDING

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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