# NTSB CHI80FEM33: Lake 4-200, N1214L, Byron Center, MI, July 6, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1980
- Place: Byron Center, MI · BYRON CENTER, MI
- Location: 42.8078° N, 85.7267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byron Center, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8078&lon=-85.7267&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2461   80/7/6    BYRON CENTER,MI     LAKE 4-200          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 980
        TIME - 0745                    N1214L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH KENT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MI             LANCASTER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL INJ NOZZLES PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1214L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LAKE 4-200
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Kent

## 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 19800706023729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800706023729A), Jul 6, 1980: Conaer LA4200, Byron Center, MI, Substantial damage. Engine surged after liftoff. Aborted crash landing off end of runway. Found dirty fuel injectors.

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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