# NTSB ANC80DAH06: Lake 4-200, N1112L, Anchorage, AK, September 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1980
- Place: Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128850
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC80DAH06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2333   80/9/9    ANCHORAGE,AK        LAKE 4-200          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1116
        TIME - 1145                    N1112L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SUSITNA RIVER LK,AK         ANCHORAGE,AK                 TALKEETNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  11000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           52                                                      130
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 20KTS,TURBC BLO 400FT.ENCTRG WND GST AFTER TCHDWN,LIFTED OFF,DRFTD LFT,L WING HIT ISLAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1112L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1112L-2005-12-14), registration cancelled 2005-12-14, S/N 701, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE 4-200
- Registry model: [Aerofab LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 5110324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Hood

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800909041019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909041019A), Sep 9, 1980: Conaer LA4200, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot hit obstruction attempting go around after aborted water landing.

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.

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