# Incident 20120409004429I: Lake LA-4, Clewiston, FL, April 9, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7528° N, 80.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clewiston, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7528&lon=-80.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1166L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1166L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120409004429I

## Narrative

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

WHILE IN CURISE FLIGHT ENGINE BLEW A CYCLINDER.

## Other reports on N1166L (2)

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

- [Accident 20240725009249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240725009249A), Jul 25, 2024: Lake LA-4 (N1166L), Catskill, NY, Substantial damage. On 07/25/2024, a Lake amphibious LA-4 aircraft, with only the pilot on board, operated a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91 and was departing northbound from…
- [Incident 20120327003919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120327003919I), Mar 27, 2012: Lake LA-4 (N1166L), Clewiston, FL, No damage. Aircraft departed immokalee (imm) airport on climb out at 1000 feet experienced engine surging. Turn on fuel boost pump and continued climb to 2000 feet. Was…

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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