Lake LA4200 N5045L
13 October 1974 · Weems, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 October 1974 at about 15:55 local time, a Lake LA4200 registered N5045L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Weems, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Weems, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA4200
- Registration
- N5045L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3291
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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
HIT WATER BOW FIRST, NOSED OVR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA4200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 1975 | Lake LA4200 | Ringgold, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1975 | Lake LA4200 | Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1977 | Lake LA4200 | Lake Santa Fe, Florida, United States | Showalter Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1978 | Lake LA4200 | Foster City, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1979 | Lake LA4200 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Sail Caribe In | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1979 | Lake LA4200 | New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |