Lake LA-4 N3046P
18 January 1981 · Burnet, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 January 1981 at about 10:00 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N3046P, operated by Snead Research, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Burnet, Texas, 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 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Burnet, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Buchanan
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N3046P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Snead Research
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Demonstration
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0112
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
L SPONSON CAUGHT WATER DRG STEP TURN.BOTH SPONSONS DMGD, FUSELAGE, RUDDER, GR DOOR DENTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Middleboro, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Feb 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Aquarius Sales | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Lake George, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Tavernier, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Cordova, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |