# NTSB MKC71DCA32: Lake L-4, N6676L, Owensville, MO, April 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1971
- Place: Owensville, MO · OWENSVILLE, MO
- Location: 38.3484° N, 91.4974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owensville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3484&lon=-91.4974&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1332  71/4/18    OWENSVILLE,MO       LAKE L-4            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1500
        TIME - 1700                    N6676L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWENSVILLE,MO               ST LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- PLT DID NOT USE ALL OF THE LAKE FOR TKOF,ABRTD DUE TO 10FT HI DAM.ACFT LIFTED OF,TDN IN CRAB.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6676L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6676L-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 439, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE L-4
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (registry code 5110302) (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

## Other investigations on N6676L (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 MIA78DLG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG31), Aug 6, 1978: Lake LA-4 (N6676L), Lexington, SC, destroyed

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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