Aviation Crash Map

Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 N6221V

19 February 1986 · Auburndale, Florida, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 19 February 1986 at about 17:45 local time, a Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 registered N6221V, operated by Worth Financing & Leasing Inc., was involved in an accident near Auburndale, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Auburndale, Florida, United States
Coordinates
28.0707, -81.7903
Aircraft
Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200
Registration
N6221V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Worth Financing & Leasing Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St. Petersburg → Winter Haven
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA86FA081

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 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

THE PLT STATED THAT JUST AFTER PASSING LAKELAND, FL, HIS ENG RPM BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. HE SELECTED HIS AUX FUEL TANKS BUT THE RPM CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE. HE ELECTED TO MAKE HIS FORCED LANDING ON A SMALL LAKE BUT NOT HAVING ENOUGH ALT TO TURN & LAND INTO THE WIND, LANDED DOWNWIND. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER & SANK IN APRX 14 FT OF WATER. THE ENG WAS PLACED IN A TEST STAND & IT RAN WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. DUE TO THE ACFT BEING IMMERSED IN WATER THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER IN THE FUEL OR FUEL CONTAMINATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THEREFORE THE NATURE OF THE ENG MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED AS DESCRIBED BY THE PLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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