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.
Other Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 1986 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | San Juan | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1985 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Truckee, California, United States | - | 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 1986 | Beagle B206-2 | Pedro, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 1986 | Blythe QUICKIE | Eustis, Florida, United States | Douglas Steen | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172D | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1986 | Cessna 150F | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Stephen R.lewis | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1986 | Cessna 150H | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1986 | Robinson R22 HP | Lk Buena Vista, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |