NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW87FA213
Registry · N1352W
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC SEAREY LSA
Year of manufacture
2014
Engine
ROTAX 914UL (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20141203
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A09077
Registrant of record
WALKER SUBWAY DEVELOPMNT CORP
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT BEGAN AN ILS RWY 18R APCH AT NGT TO THE LAKEFRONT ARPT. HE RPRTD THAT AFTER THE ACFT BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT 1700', HE TRANSITIONED TO A VISUAL APCH. HE STATED THAT AS HE CONTD, THE APCH SEEMED NORMAL, EXCEPT THE VASI LIGHTS SEEMED TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY. HE REMEMBERED THAT JUST BEFORE IMPACT, THE VASI WAS PROVIDING A RED OVER RED INDCN, BUT HE DID NOT WORRY AS HE PERCEIVED THE ACFT WAS OVER THE END OF THE RWY & HE WAS ABOUT TO FLARE. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT IMPACTED WITH WATER, WELL SHORT OF THE RWY. AS THE ACFT SANK, THE PLT ESCAPED THRU A HOLE IN THE WINDSHIELD. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE WAS FOUND BY PASSING FISHERMEN. THE PLT BELIEVED HE HAD GOTTEN A FALSE PERCEPTION OF THE RWY LOCATION DUE TO REFLECTION OF LIGHTS OFF OF CALM LAKE WATER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1987_FTW87FA213.txt.
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