Lake LA-4-200 CFGDZ
4 January 1995 · Int'l Falls, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 January 1995 at about 17:15 local time, a Lake LA-4-200 registered CFGDZ was involved in an accident near Int'l Falls, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Int'l Falls, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.5793, -93.3996
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4-200
- Registration
- CFGDZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → La Crosse
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI95LA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
engine oil exhaustion due to a frozen crankcase breather line and noncompliance with an airworthiness directive.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE EXPERIENCED LOW OIL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE ABOUT TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. HE TURNED AROUND TO RETURN TO INTERNATIONAL FALLS. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE 'SHUDDERED' AND LOST POWER. HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A SWAMPY AREA. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CRANKCASE BREATHER TUBE WAS SOLIDLY BLOCKED WITH ICE AND OIL WAS EXPELLED THROUGH THE FRONT SEAL. AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1995 | Lake LA-4-200 | Folsom Lake, California, United States | Vladimir Zeravica | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1995 | Lake LA-4-200 | Seaside Heights, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1996 | Lake LA-4-200 | Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1996 | Lake LA-4-200 | Sunapee, New Hampshire, United States | NH Wing Civil Air Patrol | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Nov 1996 | Lake LA-4-200 | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | Robert T. Wagner | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1996 | Lake LA-4 | Azores, Portugal | Dutchess Charters Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1995 | Piper PA-23-250 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | AB Flight Services | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1995 | Cessna 180J | Cotton, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1995 | Beechcraft 1900 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Great Lakes Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1995 | Cessna 185 | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1995 | Fairchild SA227-AC | Bemidji, Minnesota, United States | Mesaba Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1995 | Piper PA-32-300 | Lakeville, Minnesota, United States | Richard Knutson | No injuries | - |