# NTSB LAX80DVG48: Lake LA-4, N2977P, Lake Berryessa, CA, June 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1980
- Place: Lake Berryessa, CA · LAKE BERRYESSA, CA
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130391
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1472  80/6/21    LAKE BERRYESSA,CA   LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 579
        TIME - 1620                    N2977P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE BERRYESSA,CA           CONCORD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- WATER SWELL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2977P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2977P-2018-01-03), registration cancelled 2018-01-03, S/N 950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 2400108) (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 19800621034199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621034199A), Jun 21, 1980: Conaer LA4200, Lake Berryessa, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot taxiing on water too fast and aircraft was damaged in rough water.

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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