# NTSB Accident NYC93LA004
> **LAKE LA-250** · 1992-10-03 · FRANKLIN, NH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC93LA004
- **Event ID:** 20001211X15935
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-10-03
- **Location:** FRANKLIN, NH, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LAKE
- **Model:** LA-250
- **Registration:** N8549Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED TOUCHDOWN ON THE WATER WHICH RESULTED IN A PORPOISED LANDING.  ALSO CAUSAL TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM THE PORPOISE, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH THE WATER.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE;  THE GLOSSY WATER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN WATER LANDINGS.

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