Accident Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer N1211L,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136581
 
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Date:Saturday 30 June 1984
Time:16:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic LA4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N1211L
MSN: 715
Total airframe hrs:480 hours
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Marathon, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:MTH
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING LOW & IN LEVEL FLT OVER THE OCEAN WHEN THE ACFT HIT THE WAKE FROM A LARGE BOAT & FLIPPED OVER. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN WHILE FLYING LOW, THEN THE RIGHT WING HIT THE WATER & THE ACFT CARTWHEELED & CRASHED. A CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.16%.

Sources:

https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001214X40025&AKey=1&RType=HTML&IType=FA

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Dec-2016 19:26 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
26-Aug-2020 17:47 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative]

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