Lake LA-4 N455
25 March 1973 · Key West, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 March 1973 at about 10:20 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N455, operated by US Dept of INT, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Key West, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Key West, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N455
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- US Dept of INT
- Operating rule
- Federal-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Everglds N.park, Fla → Dry Tortugas, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1423
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
WATER RUDDER NOT EXTDD BFR LDG.NOSE AND R WING OF ACFT HIT PIER.WIND GUSTING 25K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1973 | Lake LA-4 | St Charles, Missouri, United States | St.charles Fly | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Bethel, Maine, United States | Newton and TIB | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Pemberville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Azle, Texas, United States | Acme School of | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1972 | Lake LA-4 | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | Archway Aviati | No injuries | - |