Lake LA-4 N8004C
7 February 1981 · Los Angeles, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 7 February 1981 at about 11:00 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N8004C, operated by Aquarius Sales, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Los Angeles, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Los Angeles Harbr
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N8004C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aquarius Sales
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Torrance, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1367
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT.CONTD TKOF & LNDD SUCCESSFULLY.PLT RPRTD AREA CLRD SVRL TIMES, UN SEE OBSTN
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 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |