Lake LA-4 N80091
8 August 1981 · Hilo, Hawaii, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 August 1981 at about 07:40 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N80091, operated by Adams Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hilo, Hawaii, 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 07:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hilo, Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N80091
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Adams Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Christmas Island
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2432
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
FLT OF 2 CIRCLING TO GAIN ALT.OTR PLT STATED ADDITIONAL FUEL TKS ADDED,220GAL CAPACITY, OVR MAX GWT
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 | - |
| 18 Jan 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Burnet, Texas, United States | Snead Research | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Tavernier, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |