Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA83LA006

COEUR D'ALENE, ID, USA

Aircraft #1

N6179V

LAKE LA-4-200

Analysis

DUE TO GLASSY WATER AND DUSK CONDITIONS, FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING WAS FLOWN PARALLEL TO A LOG BOOM FOR SURFACE REFERENCE. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT. THE LEFT WING STRUCK A BOOM PILING AND THE PLANE CRASHED IN THE WATER AND SANK.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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