Lake LA-4 N6678L
9 January 1978 · Hawthorne, Nevada, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 January 1978 at about 14:30 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N6678L was involved in an accident during in flight near Hawthorne, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hawthorne, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N6678L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Las Vegas, Nv → Reno, Nv
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0654
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
VFR FLT NOT RCMMDD, TPH WX.MTNS OBSCURED, HIT MTN ABT 6700FT MSL.RECOVERY DATE 2/6/78.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 May 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Pahokee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1978 | Lake LA-4 | North Beach, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Lexington, South Carolina, United States | Aero Aqua Vent | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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 |