Lake 4-200 N39800
2 July 1978 · Brenham, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1978 at about 13:00 local time, a Lake 4-200 registered N39800, operated by Valco Instrume, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Brenham, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brenham, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Valco Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake 4-200
- Registration
- N39800
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Valco Instrume
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Houston, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1381
People
3 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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.
Other Lake 4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1978 | Lake 4-200 | Tomball, Texas, United States | Lake 4 Sales | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1978 | Lake 4-200 | Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1978 | Lake 4-200 | Meredith, New Hampshire, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 May 1979 | Lake 4-200 | Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1979 | Lake 4-200 | Lake Mead, Nevada, United States | Terra Training | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1979 | Lake 4-200 | Battle Ground, Washington, United States | Blue Skies | Fatal | 3 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |