NYC73FIG15

NTSB accident investigation · Lake LA-4 · Rockville, MD · September 14, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1972
Place
Rockville, MD · ROCKVILLE, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N39375Lake LA-4
Status
Completed · report December 19, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112013

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0820  72/9/14    ROCKVILLE,MD        LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1625                    N39375              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 23, 1796 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            260 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALTIMORE,MD                CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG OPD NORMAL AFTR FUEL INJECTOR UNIT P/N-RSA-5ADL REPLACED.

Aircraft

Registration
N39375
Reported as
Lake LA-4
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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