# NTSB IAD79DID16: Lake LA4, N2596P, Oak Grove, VA, May 20, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 20, 1979
- Place: Oak Grove, VA · OAK GROVE, VA
- Location: 38.9834° N, 77.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Grove, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9834&lon=-77.4155&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DID16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DID16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1569  79/5/20    OAK GROVE,VA        LAKE LA4            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N2596P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  39, 8804 TOTAL HOURS, 10
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARBOR VIEW
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAK GROVE,VA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: GLASSY WATER
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2596P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2596P), registered now, S/N 879, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA4
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 2400108) (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
- Airport: Harbor View

## 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 19790520014589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520014589A), May 20, 1979: Conaer LA4200, Oak Grove, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff when he determined he was not becoming airborne soon enough to clear trees. Hit drifting log.

## Other investigations on N2596P (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 CHI91LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA179), Jun 1, 1991: Lake LA-4-200 (N2596P), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY THE DUAL STUDENT WAS NOT MAINTAINED, REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE CFI WAS DELAYED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH WATER CAUSED BY A POWER…

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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