Lake LA-4 N1168L
2 April 1981 · Cordova, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 April 1981 at about 16:30 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N1168L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Cordova, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cordova, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Eyak Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N1168L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1143
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
SNGL ENG LND PLT RPRTD NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTD.PORPOISED DRG WTR LNDG, HIT ROCK EMBANKMENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Middleboro, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Feb 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Aquarius Sales | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Lake George, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Burnet, Texas, United States | Snead Research | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Tavernier, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |