Lake LA04 N6669L
7 August 1993 · Blair Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1993 at about 03:30 local time, a Lake LA04 registered N6669L, operated by Clayton, Gregory H., was involved in an accident near Blair Lake, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 03:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blair Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.7699, -147.3299
- Aircraft
- Lake LA04
- Registration
- N6669L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Clayton, Gregory H.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- North Pole → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA136
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADVERTANT ENTRY INTO A PORPOISE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE STEP-TAXIING PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH WATER CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT OF LAKE AMPHIBIAN AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED PORPOISING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE STEP TAXIING IN CHOPPY LAKE CONDITIONS. PORPOISING PROGRESSED TO WINGFLOAT PITCHING AND COLLISION WITH WATER. THE AIRPLANE SANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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