# NTSB IAD75FLT08: Lake LA4200, N5027L, Dyersburg, TN, January 18, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1975
- Place: Dyersburg, TN · DYERSBURG, TN
- Location: 36.0468° N, 89.3780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dyersburg, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0468&lon=-89.3780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLT08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLT08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2276  75/1/18  NR.DYERSBURG,TN       LAKE LA4200         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 5035
        TIME - 1545                    N5027L              PX-  0  0  1  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 232 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DYERSBURG,TN                 DYERSBURG,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- AMPHIBIAN SANK DURING DEMO OF CIRCULAR TAXI/TAKEOFF.WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED.PLT THOUGHT R GR EXTDD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5027L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5027L-2013-05-10), registration cancelled 2013-05-10, S/N 484, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA4200
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (registry code 5110310) (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 19750118001139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750118001139A), Jan 18, 1975: Conaer LA4200, Dyersburg, TN, Substantial damage. Amphibian sank during demo of circular taxi/takeoff. Wreckage not recovered. Plt thought r gr extdd.

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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