# NTSB CHI80FEE45: Lake LA-4, N6183V, Highland Park, IL, August 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1980
- Place: Highland Park, IL · HIGHLAND PARK, IL
- Location: 42.1824° N, 87.8108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Highland Park, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1824&lon=-87.8108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129144
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEE45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2291  80/8/25    HIGHLAND PARK,IL    LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 726
        TIME - 1200                    N6183V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 648 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HIGHLAND PARK,IL            WHEELING,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  9000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          4 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      82
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- 1200FT GRASS AREA.DA APRX 2300FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6183V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6183V), registered now, S/N 836, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 2400108) (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

## 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 19800825037869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800825037869A), Aug 25, 1980: Conaer LA4200, Highland Park, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot crashed into trees during attempted takeoff from unimproved field.

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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