Lake LA-4-200 N59FC
16 August 1987 · Grafton, West Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1987 at about 19:30 local time, a Lake LA-4-200 registered N59FC was involved in an accident near Grafton, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grafton, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4-200
- Registration
- N59FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairmont → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO87LA059
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
ACCORDING TO THE PLT DURING THE WATER LANDING THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED THE WAKE OF A BOAT THAT HAD CROSSED THE PATH OF THE ACFT. AS A RESULT THE ACFT BOUNCED ABOUT 20 FT HIGH. THE PLT APPLIED FULL POWER TO RECOVER; HOWEVER, THE ACFT IMPACTED THE WATER. HE STARTED A GO-AROUND WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS APPROACHING THE SHORELINE AND THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT LANDING DISTANCE REMAINING ON THE LAKE. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE A POSITIVE CLIMB BEFORE THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES AND DESCENDED TO THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1987 | Lake LA-4 | Lake George, New York, 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 | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Lake LA-4-200 | Coal Lake, Alaska, United States | John A. Steeby | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Apr 1987 | Lake LA-4-200 | Nixa, Missouri, United States | Joseph B. Carroll | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 May 1987 | Lake LA-4-200 | North Pole, Alaska, United States | Robert D. Carleson | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1987 | Cessna 150/HORTON STOL | Maysville, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1987 | Cessna R-182 | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | Armel Aviation, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1987 | Cessna 210M | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Donald Frank Yenko | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Aug 1987 | Cessna 190 | Hedgesville, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Cessna 172P | Cabin, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Feb 1987 | Cessna 310Q | Moundsville, West Virginia, United States | Trans America Training Corp. | No injuries | - |