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NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Lancaster, OH · September 30, 1982

Accident · Minor injuriesFinal report

Date: September 30, 1982, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
Place: Lancaster, OH
Injuries: 1 minor
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Initial climb
Aircraft: N39786Lake LA-4
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report September 30, 1983
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19820930050769A
Case key: 71355

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of engine powerTakeoff - initial climb

Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause

Forced landingLanding - flare/touchdown

In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown

Terrain condition - cropFactor

Wheels up landing - intentionalPilot in commandFactor

Analysis

Pilot says aircraft lost power after takeoff. He made a forced landing in a cornfield. No malfunction found.

Aircraft

Registration: N39786
Reported as: Lake LA-4
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 550
Airframe hours: 609
Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Operator: Conard O. Jones
Registered owner: Conard O. Jones
Departed: I-15 · Lancaster, OH
Destination: PKB · Parkerburg, WV
Airport: I-15 · Fairfield, runway 10, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

N39786Registration cancelled Sep 15, 1988 · Lake LA-4-200S/N 550 Airframe modelLake LA-4-200

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.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 69
Certificate: Private
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours: 2,341 total · 236 in this make and model · 2,341 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 140° at 5 knots
Visibility: 7 statute miles
Temperature: 122 °F
Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19820930050769AConaer LA4 · Lancaster, OHA few minutes after takeoff, engine quit and crash occurred during emergency landing.Sep 30, 1982 · N39786 · Substantial damage