Lake LA-4 N65723
15 August 1981 · Lake George, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1981 at about 21:30 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N65723 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lake George, New York, United States. 2 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake George, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N65723
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Caldwell, Nj → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-2899
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
STRUCK ROCKS DRG LNDG ON LAKE GEORGE.L WING DRAGGED INTO WTR WHILE ATMTG TO AVOID ROCKS.BRIGHT NGT
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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 2 Apr 1981 | Lake LA-4 | Cordova, Alaska, United States | - | No 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 | - |