Lake LA-4-200 N516L

Summary

On 29 June 1985 at about 17:00 local time, a Lake LA-4-200 registered N516L, operated by Raymond Garritano, was involved in an accident near Hart, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 June 1985 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hart, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

43.6894, -86.3606

Aircraft

Lake LA-4-200

Registration

N516L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Raymond Garritano

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA263

Nobody was injured.

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

DURING A LAKE TAKEOFF AT NEAR LIFT OFF SPEED THE PLT STATED THE ACFT STRUCK A SUBMERGED LOG AND BECAME AIRBORNE AT A LOW AIRSPEED. THE ACFT THEN DROPPED BACK TO THE LAKE SURFACE, THE RIGHT WING FLOAT DUG IN THE WATER AND SEPARATED THE FLOAT FROM THE WING. THE STRESS ALSO CAUSED PARTIAL WING SEPARATION AT THE WING ROOT. LOSS OF THE FLOAT RESULTED IN THE ACFT ROLLING INVERTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.