Lake 4-200 N2790P
23 August 1978 · Tomball, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 August 1978 at about 13:50 local time, a Lake 4-200 registered N2790P, operated by Lake 4 Sales, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tomball, Texas, 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 13:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tomball, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hooks Memorial
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake 4-200
- Registration
- N2790P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lake 4 Sales
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2253
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
FUEL LINE CHAFED ON EXHAUST PIPE.ACFT HAD 22HRS TOTAL TIME.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake 4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1978 | Lake 4-200 | Brenham, Texas, United States | Valco Instrume | Serious 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 |