Accident · 1991-09-21

NTSB case NYC91LA243 · LAKE LA-4 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-09-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: LAKE LA-4 (N1012L)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Al's Air Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AL'S AIR SERVICE, INC.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING ON ROUGH WATER WHICH RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTING THE WATER CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER AND SINK. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE, THE PILOT'S LOW TIME AND EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE AIRCRAFT.

Source: NTSB case NYC91LA243

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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