Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 N80030
9 June 1985 · Truckee, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 June 1985 at about 02:39 local time, a Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 registered N80030 was involved in an accident near Truckee, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:39
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Truckee, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Unknown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200
- Registration
- N80030
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Donner Lake → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA85LA130
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
CONTRARY TO COMMON DEPARTURE PRACTICE, THE PILOT COMMENCED HIS TAKEOFF FROM THE LAKE HEADED WESTBOUND AND TOWARDS RISING TERRAIN. ADDITIONALLY, HE FAILED TO USE ALL THE TAKEOFF SURFACE AVAILABLE. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT DONNER LAKE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 8000 FEET.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1984 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Franklin L. Chase | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Marathon, Florida, United States | Richard Causley | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1986 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | San Juan | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1986 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Auburndale, Florida, United States | Worth Financing & Leasing Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1987 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Sparta, North Carolina, United States | Skelton, Homer D | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1987 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Haines, Alaska, United States | John R. Bremmer | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 1985 | Mooney M20C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna 152 | Shafter, California, United States | Air Center International, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1985 | Cessna 150 | Banning, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1985 | Rotorway EXECUTIVE | El Monte, California, United States | Frank Louis Lillo | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-30 | Death Valley, California, United States | Underwood Assoc. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1985 | Cessna 414 | Eagle Mountain, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |