# NTSB NYC72FIA09: Lake LA-4A, N1001L, Laplata, MD, December 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1971
- Place: Laplata, MD · LAPLATA, MD
- Location: 38.5434° N, 76.9698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Plata, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5434&lon=-76.9698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164939
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FIA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FIA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4100  71/12/12   LAPLATA,MD          LAKE LA-4A          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2080
        TIME - 1455                    N1001L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLINTON,MD                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT IMPACT FROM SUDDEN DIVE ABOUT 200 FT AGL. REASON UNDETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1001L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1001L-1972-08-15), registration cancelled 1972-08-15, S/N 244 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4A
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4a) (registry code 5110304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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