- Date
- July 26, 1982, 10:35 local (15:35 UTC)
- Place
- Springdale, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7635LLake LA-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820726033529A
- Case key
- 72676
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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.
Analysis
During takeoff from a touch-and-go landing, the engine went to about idle power. During a forced landing, the left wing and nose collided with trees. Reportedly, the engine started developing full power just as the aircraft collided with trees. No mechanical malfunctions or failures were verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7635L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 408
- Airframe hours
- 1,153
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edward Brown
- Registered owner
- Edward Brown
- Departed
- H37 · Springdale, AR
- Destination
- H37 · Springdale, AR
- Airport
- H37 · Springdale
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
- 52
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,250 total · 2 in this make and model · 4,910 as pilot in command · 158 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 172 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.