# Accident 20010704027819A: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200, Mulberry, FL, July 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2001, 14:15 local time
- Place: Mulberry, FL
- Airport: South Lakeland Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9333° N, 82.3497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9333&lon=-82.3497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1235L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1235L-2002-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010704027819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AFTER DEPARTURE, AT 300-400 FT AGL, THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER. WITNESSES REPORTED A NORMAL T-O ROLL FOLLOWED BY A STEEP CLIMB ANGLE ON DEPARTURE. SOON AFTER DEPARTURE, WITNESSES HEARD THE ENGINE NOISE CHANGE FROM NORMAL TO QUIET AND A SERIES OF POPPING NOISES LIKE A "BACKFIRE". THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN NEAR THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT HIT HARD NOSE FIRST AND OVERTURNED. THERE WAS A POST IMPACT FIRE. INSPECTION OF THE POWERPLANT AND SYSTEMS DID NOT REVEAL ANY INDICATIONS TO SUPPORT THE LOSS OF POWER. THE ACFT WAS FUELED TO CAPACITY ON 07/02/01. FUEL AVAILIABLE AND ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT CAN NOT BE VERIFIED. A LAKE EXPERT STATED THAT LOW FUEL STATUS IN THE CENTER TANK WITH STEEP CLIMB OUT ANGLES CAN "UNPORT" THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL01LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA071), Jul 4, 2001: Lake LA-4 (N1235L), Mulberry, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was rough and uneven terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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