Lake LA4-200 N2969P
15 December 1985 · Homestead, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 December 1985 at about 20:30 local time, a Lake LA4-200 registered N2969P was involved in an accident near Homestead, Florida, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Homestead, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 25.4904, -80.5105
- Aircraft
- Lake LA4-200
- Registration
- N2969P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Marco Island → Ocean Reef
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA86LA043
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
THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM MARCO ISLAND FL, TO OCEAN REEF FL, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND ELECTED TO LAND AT HOMESTEAD GENERAL ARPT. UPON LANDING HE FOUND THE LEFT MUFFLER HAD SEPERATED FROM THE ACFT, STRUCK THE PROPELLER AND WAS DRIVEN THROUGH THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1985 | Lake LA4-200 | Millbrook, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1986 | Lake LA4-180 | Folsom, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 May 1988 | Lake LA4-250 | Shaftsbury, Vermont, United States | Harry W. Rhule | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 May 1979 | Lake LA4 | Oak Grove, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1993 | Lake LA4 | Turner Lake, Alaska, United States | Jones, David B. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1977 | Lake LA4 | Lovelock, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1985 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Rockledge, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Feb 1985 | Cessna 210 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Horseshoe Beach, Florida, United States | TED N. Denny | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Jacksonvile, Florida, United States | Thomas E. Daniels | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Mar 1985 | Piper J3C-85 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 17 Mar 1985 | Aronson FALCO F8L | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |