Lake LA-4A N1001L
12 December 1971 · Laplata, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 December 1971 at about 14:55 local time, a Lake LA-4A registered N1001L, operated by US Navy Air S4, was involved in an accident during in flight near Laplata, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laplata, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4A
- Registration
- N1001L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- US Navy Air S4
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Clinton, Md → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4100
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 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
OBS SAW ACFT IMPACT FROM SUDDEN DIVE ABOUT 200 FT AGL. REASON UNDETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 1966 | Lake LA-4A | Winters Calif, California, United States | Lake of Califo | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |