Lake LA-4-200 N5022L
8 November 1983 · St. Michaels, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 November 1983 at about 21:40 local time, a Lake LA-4-200 registered N5022L was involved in an accident near St. Michaels, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Michaels, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.7305, -76.0393
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4-200
- Registration
- N5022L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Easton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL84FIG01
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
DURING THE AFTERNOON, THE PLT FLEW TO THE MILES RIVER IN MARYLAND WHERE HE MADE A WATER LANDING TO PICK UP A PASSENGER. WHEN HE LANDED, THE WATER SURFACE HAD RIPPLES WHICH HAD BEEN PRODUCED BY A LIGHT BREEZE. AT THAT TIME, THE PLT HAD NO TROUBLE SEEING THE SURFACE OF THE WATER. THE PLT THEN TOOK OFF WITH THE PASSENGER ON BOARD. LATER, WHEN THEY RETURNED TO LAND, THE WATER WAS GLASSY. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, HE THOUGHT HIS APPROACH WAS PERFECT. HE STATED HE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS APRX 5 TO 6 FT ABOVE THE WATER & WAS JUST BEGINING TO FLARE WHEN THE ANPHIBIAN ACFT CRASHED. HE WAS THROWN FROM THE ACFT & REMEMBERED SWIMMING BACK. APRX 4 MIN AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE PULLED FROM THE WATER, BUT THE PASSENGER, WHO HAD WENT THRU THE WINDSHIELD, DIED LATER. NO SHOULDER HARNESS WAS INSTALLED. THE WATER VISIBILITY AT THE SITE WAS CLEAR. WHEN THE INVESTIGATOR LANDED ON GLASSY WATER THERE ON THE NEXT DAY, THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SURFACE, ALL HE COULD SEE WAS WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE RIVER BOTTOM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1983 | Lake LA-4-200 | Eastsound, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jul 1983 | Lake LA 4-200 | Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States | Bruce W. Lory | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1983 | Lake LA-4-200 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Lake LA-4 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | James R. Guest | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1983 | Lake LA-4-200 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1983 | Lake LA-4 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1983 | Champion 402 | Friendly, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-32-300 | Ft. Washington, Maryland, United States | Dulles Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1983 | Cessna 172F | Hancock, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1983 | Rockwell S2R | Massey, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1983 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Berlin, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |