Lake LA-4 N7639L
20 April 1979 · Jonesboro, Maine, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 April 1979 at about 09:20 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N7639L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Jonesboro, Maine, 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 09:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jonesboro, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Drisko
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N7639L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- MacHias Valley, Me → Jonesboro, Me
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1266
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
900FT LANDING STRIP.OWNER STATED PLT HAD NOT LNDD AT STRIP BEFORE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 1979 | Lake LA-4 | Griswold, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1979 | Lake LA-4 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | 1ST UNV LIF CH | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1979 | Lake LA-4 | Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1979 | Lake LA-4 | Bellingham, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jun 1980 | Lake LA-4 | Lake Berryessa, California, United States | Navajo AVN | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |