- Date
- October 19, 2026, 17:03 local (22:03 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, MO
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Phase of flight
- Prior to flight
- Aircraft
- N117RFConsolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200
- Defining event
- Prior to flight: Explosion (non-impact)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Case key
- 204036
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N117RF
- Reported as
- Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
N117RFRegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2026 · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200Engine modelNONE
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None