# NTSB FTW76DQG96: Lake LA-4, N1211L, Littlefield, TX, July 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1976
- Place: Littlefield, TX · LITTLEFIELD, TX
- Location: 33.9192° N, 102.3348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Littlefield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9192&lon=-102.3348&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG96
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG96

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2096   76/7/2    LITTLEFIELD,TX      LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 4700
        TIME - 1230                    N1211L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MULESHOE,TX                 CLOVIS,NM                    LITTLEFIELD,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1211L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1211L-2013-04-10), registration cancelled 2013-04-10, S/N 715, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4) (registry code 2400102) (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 19760702022859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760702022859A), Jul 2, 1976: Conaer LA4210, Littlefield, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1211L (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA84FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA197), Jun 30, 1984: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (N1211L), Marathon, FL, destroyed

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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