Lantz LAKE TAHOE SPECIAL N48VP

Summary

On 21 January 2011 at about 20:30 local time, a Lantz LAKE TAHOE SPECIAL registered N48VP was involved in an accident near Redding, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 January 2011 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Redding, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lake Shasta (None)

Coordinates

40.5089, -122.2933

Aircraft

Lantz LAKE TAHOE SPECIAL

Registration

N48VP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Redding → Redding

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA105

Nobody was injured.

The airplane's unintentional collision with debris during a water landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, following an uneventful water landing on a lake, the amphibious airplane was slowing down and transitioning from the step when he heard a loud noise followed by an immediate yaw to the right. Subsequently the right wing struck the water, which was followed by the pilot applying power in an attempt to raise the wing. However, the pilot was unsuccessful and elected to turn off the engine and ordered his passengers to exit the airplane. Shortly after the pilot exited the airplane, he observed it roll over upside down in the water and noticed that the right wing float was mostly separated from the wing structure. The pilot stated that he felt that the airplane had struck a floating log or some other debris in the lake during the landing. He further stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.