Lake LA-200 N5021L
5 November 1976 · South Boston, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 November 1976 at about 17:05 local time, a Lake LA-200 registered N5021L was involved in an accident during in flight near South Boston, Virginia, United States. 4 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 17:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Boston, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-200
- Registration
- N5021L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Bristol, Pa → Waxaw, Nc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3494
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
PLT MISREAD FUEL DIP STICK THOUGHT FUEL ON BOARD10 GAL, MARK IND 5 GAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-200 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1976 | Lake LA-200 | Smithtown Bay, New York, United States | Lake Aircraft | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 May 1977 | Lake LA-200 | Homer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1979 | Lake LA-200 | Stockton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |