ANC79DA021

NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Missing Aircraft · November 19, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 19, 1978
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N2767PLake LA-4
Status
Completed · report October 2, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19781119044469A
Case key
138112

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4412  78/11/19   MISSING AIRCRAFT    LAKE LA-4           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N2767P              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOMER,AK                    ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- INJURY AND DAMAGE INDEX PRESUMED.PIREP STATED UNABLE MATN VFR,PLT STATED GOING OUT OVER INLET.

Aircraft

Registration
N2767P
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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