Lake LA-4-200 N6056V
12 June 1982 · Canandaiqua, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 June 1982 at about 22:39 local time, a Lake LA-4-200 registered N6056V, operated by Meaott Const. Company, was involved in an accident near Canandaiqua, New York, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Canandaiqua, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hopewell Air Park
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4-200
- Registration
- N6056V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Meaott Const. Company
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Canandaiqua → Canandaiqua
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82FFJ13
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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
WHILE TAKING OFF, AN INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS WAS ENCOUNTERED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND BOUNCED ON A PAVED ROAD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THEN ENGINE POWER RETURNED AND THE PLANE BEGAN CLIMBING AGAIN. AT ABOUT 60 TO 70 FT AGL, POWER WAS LOST AGAIN. WHILE LANDING, THE LEFT WING HIT A 3 INCH DIAMETER TREE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE YAWED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED INTO THE GROUND. THE INTERMITTENT OPERATION WAS VERIFIED DURING AN ENGINE RUN-UP. A PARTIAL DISASSEMBLY REVEALED NO CAUSE FOR THE PROBLEM. WHEN REASSEMBLED, THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1982 | Lake LA-4 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | Robert Bernards | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1982 | Lake LA-4 | Lancaster, Ohio, United States | Conard O. Jones | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1982 | Lake LA-4-200 | Rockport, Texas, United States | Professional Contractors Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1982 | Lake LA-4 | Springdale, Arkansas, United States | Edward Brown | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1982 | Lake LA-4-200 | Standard Rock, Michigan, United States | DON Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1982 | Lake LA-4 | Newport, Oregon, United States | Thomas I. King | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-22 | Lake Placid, New York, United States | Paul Lautenschuetz | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1982 | Piper PA-22-160 | Red Hook, New York, United States | Herbert Wilson | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1982 | De Havilland DH-114 | Sidney, New York, United States | Ford-Aire, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1982 | Cessna 152 | Elma, New York, United States | Buffalo Air Park, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1982 | Schweizer 2-33A | Elmira, New York, United States | Harris Hill Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1982 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Elmira, New York, United States | Roland J. Zavada | No injuries | - |