# NTSB MIA71FKW51: Lake LA-4, N6679L, Blountville, TN, May 21, 1971

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1971
- Place: Blountville, TN · BLOUNTVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.5330° N, 82.3289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blountville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5330&lon=-82.3289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKW51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKW51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0056  71/5/21    BLOUNTVILLE,TENN    LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N6679L              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-CITIES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOUNTVILLE,TENN            BLOUNTVILLE,TENN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HIT N8589Y MINOR DMG. STARTED ENG TO WARM UP OIL FOR OIL SAMPLE FOR TESTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6679L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6679L-1982-07-10), registration cancelled 1982-07-10, S/N 442 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (registry code 5110310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Tri-Cities

## Other investigations on N6679L (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 SEA72DYG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DYG17), Oct 24, 1971: Lake LA-4 (N6679L), Coeur D'Alene, ID, 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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