Lake LA-4 N1216L
16 July 1982 · Newport, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 July 1982 at about 23:00 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N1216L, operated by Thomas I. King, was involved in an accident near Newport, Oregon, 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 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newport, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Yequina Bay
- Coordinates
- 44.6592, -124.0099
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N1216L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas I. King
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newport → Philomath
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA82DA121
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
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, HE HAD ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 40 MPH, AND WAS ON THE STEP, WHEN HE HIT A WAVE OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO BOUNCE AND BECOME MOMENTARILY AIRBORNE. HE WAS STILL ACCELERATING AND BOUNCED A SECOND TIME WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT HE WAS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH A BOAT. THE PILOT CHOPPED THE POWER TO ABORT AND TURNED LEFT. THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A CRAB AND WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND AS 20 KNOTS.
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 | - |
| 12 Jun 1982 | Lake LA-4-200 | Canandaiqua, New York, United States | Meaott Const. Company | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1982 | Lake LA-4-200 | Standard Rock, Michigan, United States | DON Johnson | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1982 | Cessna TU206G | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Russell O. Wagner | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1982 | Stinson 108-2 | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Tony R. Dressel | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170A | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | Larry J Voss | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1982 | Beechcraft C45G | Sheridan, Oregon, United States | Sheridan Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1982 | Cessna 150H | Oregon City, Oregon, United States | TED Mayfield Pacific Parachute | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Sep 1982 | Cessna R172K | Brownsmead, Oregon, United States | Richard A. Person | Minor injuries | - |