Lake LA-4 N7604L
29 September 1968 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 September 1968 at about 13:00 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N7604L was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Laurance Airstrip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N7604L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3676
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
TOOK OFF WITH ICE ON WINGS AND TAIL SURFACES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1968 | Lake LA-4 | Hickory Crnr, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1968 | Lake LA-4 | Waukegan, Illinois, United States | Riverdale Prod | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1968 | Lake LA-4 | Sanford, Maine, United States | Lake Aircraft | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jun 1968 | Lake LA-4 | Clayton, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1968 | Lake LA-4 | Saugerties, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1967 | Lake LA-4 | Outh Hero, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |