# NTSB CEN27LA022: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200, N117RF, Springfield, MO, October 19, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 19, 2026, 17:03 local (22:03 UTC)
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Prior to flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/100) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Prior to flight: Explosion (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204036
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN27LA022
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204036/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA022

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Prior to flight: Explosion (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160) (defining event); cases with it: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160/sequence.md?model=2400108), [All aircraft, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/160/sequence.md)
- [Prior to flight: Fire/smoke (non-impact)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150); cases with it: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md?model=2400108), [All aircraft, 504 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/150/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N117RF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117RF-2026-10-20), registration cancelled 2026-10-20, S/N 1116 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 2400108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Flight: Personal, Part 91

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 7 knots
- Lowest ceiling: none

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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