NTSB investigations: Lake LA-4, FL

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Lake LA-4. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19672026
NTSB investigations: Lake LA-4, FL per year, 1967–2026: 8 cases
19671
19731
19741
19781
19832
19911
20001

Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'FL' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5110302'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA00LA240Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake LA-4 · Pensacola, FLThe pilot receiving instruction failure to achieve the proper touch down point during a water landing, and the CFI's improper supervision and failure to initiate a go-around in sufficient time to avoid and in-flight collision with trees, water, and subsequent…Aug 17, 2000 · N2015L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA92LA009Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake LA-4 · Panama City, FLLoss of power due to undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the cfi's inadequate emergency procedures following the reported loss of power.Oct 10, 1991 · N25PA · Substantial damageNTSB MIA83LA193Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake LA-4 · Gainesville, FLThe plt stated that during takeoff, the eng appeared to lose power at about 200 ft AGL, but the gauges showed no malfunction. The acft began to settle, so he elected to land on the rwy overrun area. Reportedly, the acft was landed successfully, however, while…Jul 2, 1983 · N1FQ · Substantial damageNTSB MIA83LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake LA-4 · Jacksonville, FLThe acft collided with a tree and landed gear up on floats after an engine failure. The pilot was cruising at 1000 ft MSL when the oil pressure dropped to zero and the engine seized. The acft collided with the tops of pine trees while approaching a nearby…Jun 27, 1983 · N2019L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FA053Accident · 1 fatalClosedLake LA-4 · Pierson, FLMar 14, 1978 · N2038L · DestroyedNTSB MIA74FLA47Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Jacksonville, FLJun 11, 1974 · N7636L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA73DKT78Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Key West, FLMar 25, 1973 · N455 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA68D0337Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Miami, FLNov 17, 1967 · N1154L · Substantial damage