# Accident 20120401005149A: Lake LA-4-200, Lake Havasu, CA, April 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2012, 08:00 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4760° N, 114.3616° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4760&lon=-114.3616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32LB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32LB-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 45 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120401005149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT WITH ANOTHER PILOT.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND LANDED IN A COVE PROTECTED FROM WINDS.  THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING.  UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WATER LOOPED.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND WATER TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE NEAREST SHORE AND BEACHED THE AIRCRAFT.  TWO INJURIES, MINOR.  AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, SUBSTAINTIAL.

## 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 WPR12CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA151), Apr 1, 2012: Lake LA-4-200 (N32LB), Lake Havasu City, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control during a water touchdown.

## Other reports on N32LB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790204005279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790204005279I), Feb 4, 1979: Conaer LA4200 (N32LB), Starkville, MS, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on roll out, gear swinging lever bolt came out.

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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