Lake LA-4 N1118L
11 May 1973 · St Charles, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 May 1973 at about 16:20 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N1118L, operated by St.charles Fly, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near St Charles, Missouri, United States. 2 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 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St Charles, Missouri, United States
- Nearest airport
- St Charles
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N1118L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- St.charles Fly
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- St Charles, Mo → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1424
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
WATER VERY SMOOTH.T/D ON ACFTS KEEL, SKIPPED APRX4-6IN INTO AIR THEN SETTLED BACK.ACFT SANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Bethel, Maine, United States | Newton and TIB | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Pemberville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Azle, Texas, United States | Acme School of | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1972 | Lake LA-4 | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | Archway Aviati | No injuries | - |