# NTSB SEA82DA121: Lake LA-4, N1216L, Newport, OR, July 16, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 16, 1982, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Newport, OR
- Coordinates: 44.659244, -124.009925 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6592&lon=-124.0099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72011
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA121
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72011/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA121

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, HE HAD ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 40 MPH, AND WAS ON THE STEP, WHEN HE HIT A WAVE OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO BOUNCE AND BECOME MOMENTARILY AIRBORNE. HE WAS STILL ACCELERATING AND BOUNCED A SECOND TIME WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT HE WAS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH A BOAT. THE PILOT CHOPPED THE POWER TO ABORT AND TURNED LEFT. THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A CRAB AND WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND AS 20 KNOTS.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - high wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - water,rough (contributing factor)
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1216L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1216L), registered now, S/N 719, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4) (registry code 2400102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 719
- Airframe hours: 100
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Thomas I. King
- Registered owner: Thomas I. King
- Departed: NEWPORT, OR
- Destination: PHILOMATH, OR
- Airport: Yequina Bay, runway 27, 10,000 × 0 ft, water

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 3,783 total, 106 in this make and model, 3,527 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 149 °F

## 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 19820716032259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716032259A), Jul 16, 1982: Conaer LA4200, Newport, OR, Substantial damage. Struck large wave on the step on takeoff, bounced into air, headed for a boat. Aborted, struck water sideways.

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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