# NTSB MIA77FKQ23: Lake LA-4, N1220L, Tylertown, MS, July 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1977
- Place: Tylertown, MS · TYLERTOWN, MS
- Location: 31.1172° N, 90.1449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tylertown, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1172&lon=-90.1449&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2029  77/7/23  NR.TYLERTOWN,MS       LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 711
        TIME - 0930                    N1220L              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TYLERTOWN,MS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- MADE STEEP ON LAKE TO AVOID DAM,WING STRUCK WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1220L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1220L), registered now, S/N 723, built 1975 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, 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 19770723020089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770723020089A), Jul 23, 1977: Conaer LA4210, Tylertown, MS, Substantial damage. Made steep on lake to avoid dam,wing struck 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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