Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 N1211L
30 June 1984 · Marathon, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 June 1984 at about 20:40 local time, a Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 registered N1211L, operated by Richard Causley, was involved in an accident near Marathon, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marathon, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 24.7095, -81.0806
- Aircraft
- Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200
- Registration
- N1211L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard Causley
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Morathon → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA84FA197
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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 REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING LOW & IN LEVEL FLT OVER THE OCEAN WHEN THE ACFT HIT THE WAKE FROM A LARGE BOAT & FLIPPED OVER. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN WHILE FLYING LOW, THEN THE RIGHT WING HIT THE WATER & THE ACFT CARTWHEELED & CRASHED. A CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.16%.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 1984 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Franklin L. Chase | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jun 1985 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1986 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | San Juan | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1986 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Auburndale, Florida, United States | Worth Financing & Leasing Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1987 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Sparta, North Carolina, United States | Skelton, Homer D | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1987 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Haines, Alaska, United States | John R. Bremmer | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Pinellas Park, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1984 | Hiller UH-12E | Waldo, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1984 | Bell 47-G | Cedar Key, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1984 | Cessna 152 | Cooper City, Florida, United States | Eben Air Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Feb 1984 | Douglas DC-3 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1984 | Cessna 310R | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |