Lake LA-4 N7627L
21 July 1972 · Charltte Amlie, Virgin Islands, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 1972 at about 13:25 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N7627L was involved in an accident during in flight near Charltte Amlie, Virgin Islands, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charltte Amlie, Virgin Islands, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N7627L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2462
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
HIT PWR LINES 35 FT AGL WHILE DRAGGING PROSPECTIVE LDG SITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1972 | Lake LA-4 | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1972 | Lake LA-4 | Staatsburg, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1972 | Lake LA-4 | Ft Pierce, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1972 | Lake LA-4 | Cairo, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Sep 1972 | Lake LA-4 | Rockville, Maryland, United States | Lake-4 Sales C | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1972 | Lake LA-4 | Homewood, California, United States | Lundquist, WI | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |