# NTSB FTW70FRA09: Lake LA-4, N2040L, Houston, TX, April 24, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1970
- Place: Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70FRA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRA09-201176

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1734  70/4/24    HOUSTON,TEX         LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N2040L              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 20, 1150 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            142 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOKS MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOUSTON,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT OPENING SIDE WINDOW,ACFT LEFT RWY AND HIT CULVERT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2040L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2040L), registered now, S/N 373, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hooks Memorial

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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