- Date
- May 16, 1993, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Springport, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N35HMLake LA-4-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930516013949A
- Case key
- 15718
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Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
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.
Analysis
While making a takeoff from a lake, the pilot thought that the amphibian airplane was not developing takeoff power and attempted to abort the takeoff. The airplane impacted a grassy mound during the aborted takeoff. After the airplane came to a rest the pilot found that the throttle was set fully open. A post-accident examination of the airplane failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N35HM
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1075
- Airframe hours
- 903
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Legg, Thomas C.
- Registered owner
- Legg, Thomas C.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 24, 1992 · 46 hours before
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 555 total · 127 in this make and model · 420 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BTL, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.