- Date
- July 30, 1988, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Montpelier, VT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2883PLake LA-4-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880730028429A
- Case key
- 36195
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Probable cause
Engine power loss due to fuel contamination of water and rust particles in fuel system.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After experiencing an engine problem during a ferry flight, the pilot attempted to land at knapp state airport in Montpelier, Vermont. However, during the approach the engine quit and the pilot had to make an emergency landing in a nearby field. During the landing the airplane struck a ditch and nosed over. A post accident examination revealed that the fuel system was contaminated with water and particles of rust.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2883P
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 937
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Northern Aircraft Marketing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1988 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- BTV · Burlington, VT
- Destination
- Laconia, NH
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,495 total · 60 in this make and model · 12,100 as pilot in command · 206 in the last 90 days · 85 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.