# Accident 20120927023099A: Lake LA-4, Kenosha, WI, September 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2012, 14:20 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6202° N, 87.9194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6202&lon=-87.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1127L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1127L-2016-09-08) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,222 total, 720 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA661](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA661) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120927023099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL RUN UP AND DEPARTED RUNWAY 7R AT KENOSHA. DURING THE TAKE OFF ROLL, ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING. PILOT CONTINUED ROLL AND BECAME AIRBORNE. ENGINE QUIT AND PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING IN PARKING LOT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL HILL, HIT A GROVE OF SMALL BUSHES AND ROTATED TO A STOP.

## 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 CEN12LA661](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA661), Sep 27, 2012: Lake LA4 (N1127L), Kenosha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examination and test run of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N1127L (1)

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

- [Accident 19730722022479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730722022479A), Jul 22, 1973: Conaer LA4 (N1127L), Bethel, ME, Substantial damage. On touchdown nose dug into water left float broke off. Aircraft sank.

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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