# NTSB SEA75FYG45: Lake LA-4, N6693L, Spokane, WA, June 27, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 1975
- Place: Spokane, WA · SPOKANE, WA
- Location: 47.6588° N, 117.4260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spokane, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6588&lon=-117.4260&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FYG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FYG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3238  75/6/27    SPOKANE,WA          LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N6693L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 62, 13370 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 805 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HELENA,MT                   SPOKANE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- OIL STARVATION CYLS 2 & 4.NORMAL OIL DISTRIBUTION OTR PARTS OF ENGINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6693L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6693L-1976-05-25), registration cancelled 1976-05-25, S/N 456 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Lake LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (registry code 5110310) (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 19750627022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750627022679A), Jun 27, 1975: Conaer LA4200, Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. Oil starvation cyls 2 & 4.normal oil distribution otr parts of engine.

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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