Accident Lake LA-4-200 N1233L, Tuesday 1 June 1982

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Date:	Tuesday 1 June 1982
Time:	07:30 LT
Type:	Lake LA-4-200
Owner/operator:	Professional Contractors Inc.
Registration:	N1233L
MSN:	733
Total airframe hrs:	619 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-A1B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Rockport, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Rockport, TX
Destination airport:	Rockport, TX
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED DURING TAKEOFF AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE ON A ROAD. AS THE PILOT WAS LANDING, A CAR PULLED OUT ON THE ROAD AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE MANUEVERING TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE CAR, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A ROAD SIGN AND THE PLANE SWERVED INTO A DITCH. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOOK A FUEL SAMPLE FROM HIS FUEL TANK AND AN EXAMINATION BY AN INDEPENDENT LABORATORY REVEALED THAT IT CONTAINED FIVE PERCENT JET FUEL.

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