Lake LA-4 N1FQ
2 July 1983 · Gainesville, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1983 at about 17:45 local time, a Lake LA-4 registered N1FQ was involved in an accident near Gainesville, Florida, 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 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gainesville (GNV)
- Coordinates
- 29.6497, -82.4209
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4
- Registration
- N1FQ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Key Stone Hghts
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA83LA193
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
THE PLT STATED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENG APPEARED TO LOSE POWER AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL, BUT THE GAUGES SHOWED NO MALFUNCTION. THE ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE, SO HE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE RWY OVERRUN AREA. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT WAS LANDED SUCCESSFULLY, HOWEVER, WHILE TAXIING BACK ACROSS THE OVERRUN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT A HOLE & WAS DAMAGED. ALSO, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN ENG RUN-UP REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1983 | Lake LA-4-200 | Eastsound, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Nov 1983 | Lake LA-4-200 | St. Michaels, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 1983 | Lake LA 4-200 | Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States | Bruce W. Lory | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1983 | Lake LA-4-200 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Lake LA-4 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | James R. Guest | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1983 | Lake LA-4-200 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 1983 | Lockheed L-1011 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1983 | Cessna 152 | La Belle, Florida, United States | Mark Wayne Brown | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jan 1983 | Cessna 150 | Green Cove Spgs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft C45H | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Raymond A. Waldrop | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1983 | Beechcraft E18-S | Naples, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1983 | Piper PA-31 | Miami Lakes, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |