Lake LA-4-200 N6190V
24 May 1986 · Lake Clark, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 May 1986 at about 08:00 local time, a Lake LA-4-200 registered N6190V, operated by JAY A. Ofsthun, was involved in an accident near Lake Clark, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Clark, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4-200
- Registration
- N6190V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- JAY A. Ofsthun
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC86LA062
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 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 AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN LAKE CLARK, ALASKA, AND SANK INTO 170 FEET OF WATER. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT; THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1986 | Lake LA-4 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1986 | Lake LA-4-250 | Blue River, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Aug 1987 | Lake LA-4 | Lake George, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1985 | Lake LA-4 | Sidney, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1987 | Lake LA 4-200 | Fife Lake, Michigan, United States | Baron, Paul | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Lake LA-4 | Stafford, Virginia, United States | Shelton, John W. JR. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper J3C-65 | Yentna River, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-12 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Bellanca 7ECA | Polly Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1986 | Interstate 15B2 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-22 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 May 1986 | Consolidated-Vultee L-13 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |