Lake LA-250 N802RA
27 June 2004 · Deep River, Connecticut, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 27 June 2004 at about 12:15 local time, a Lake LA-250 registered N802RA was involved in an accident near Deep River, Connecticut, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 12:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Deep River, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chester Airport (3B9)
- Coordinates
- 41.3822, -72.3853
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-250
- Registration
- N802RA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chester → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD04CA026
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced water landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After configuring the airplane for a water landing, the pilot leveled the airplane several feet above the water to bleed off airspeed. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced up about 1 foot. The nose veered to the left, and the airplane touched down at an oblique angle relative to the direction of flight. The tip of the right wing caught the water, and the airplane flipped over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-250 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Aug 1996 | Lake LA-250 | Hamilton Twp, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1994 | Lake LA-250 | Jefferson City, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1994 | Lake LA-250 | Westfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1992 | Lake LA-250 | Franklin, New Hampshire, United States | Lake Aircraft, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Sep 1991 | Lake LA-250 | Sisters, Oregon, United States | Stuart W. Moore | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Jul 1990 | Lake LA-250 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2004 | Mooney M20J | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Bruce E. Alspach | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 2004 | Beechcraft 1900D | Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2004 | Cirrus SR-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 2004 | Cessna 172N | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | Three Wing Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2004 | Cessna 120 | Willimantic, Connecticut, United States | Adam Van Voorhis | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2004 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Jens Hoyt | Minor injuries | - |