# NTSB IAD79FIG05: Lake LA4200, N6158Y, Dayton, MD, April 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1979
- Place: Dayton, MD · DAYTON, MD
- Location: 39.2393° N, 76.9866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2393&lon=-76.9866&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIG05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0978  79/4/11    DAYTON,MD           LAKE LA4200         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1619
        TIME - 1944                    N6158Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1453 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELTON,CN                  GAITHERSBURG,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6158Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA4200
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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