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| Date: | Sunday 9 May 1982 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8005E |
| MSN: | 1034 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 332 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dowagiac, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dowagiac, MI |
| (C20) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE AIRCRAFT DURING TAXI TO THE SHORE THE AIRCRAFT RAN INTO THE WAKE OF A BOAT AND SKIPPED SIDEWAYS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SECOND WAVE THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE WATER SHEARING OFF THE SPONSON AND BENDING THE WING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI82DA159
History of this aircraft
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| 15 June 1990 | N76KK | Lakeland Aviation | 1 | Danbury,, CT | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 11:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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