Lake LA-4 N5023L
24 June 1972 · Homewood, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 June 1972 at about 17:25 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N5023L, operated by Lundquist, WI, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Homewood, California, 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 17:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Homewood, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Homewood Seaplane
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N5023L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lundquist, WI
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Truckee Airport
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2249
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
PILOT HIT BOAT WAKE PRIOR TO LIFT OFF IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS
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 | - |
| 21 Jul 1972 | Lake LA-4 | Charltte Amlie, Virgin Islands, 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 | - |
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 | - |