NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX90LA330
Registry · N114N
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-44-180
Year of manufacture
1979 · 11 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-360-C1F (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19990901
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A03C3B
Registrant of record
XIN HAN AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE HIGH-SPEED WATER TAXIING. THE EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED IS CONSIDERED A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.
Factual narrative
AFTER COMPLETING A WATER LANDING THE PILOT TAXIED HIS AMPHIBIAN AIRPLANE, ON THE STEP, TOWARDS HIS PARKING AREA. THE LEFT FLOAT SUBMERGED AND THE LEFT WING DRAGGED RESULTING IN ASYMETRICAL LOADING OF THE AIRFRAME AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1990_LAX90LA330.txt.
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