Lake LA-4-200 N2594P
8 September 2000 · Laconia, New Hampshire, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 2000 at about 13:25 local time, a Lake LA-4-200 registered N2594P was involved in an accident near Laconia, New Hampshire, 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 13:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Laconia, New Hampshire, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4-200
- Registration
- N2594P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC00LA255
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor in the accident was the large wave.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While performing a touch-and-go on a lake, at a speed of about 50 knots, the airplane passed through the wake of a motorboat. The pilot attempted to abort the takeoff; however, the airplane nosed over, before re-floating upright on its pontoons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lake LA-4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2000 | Lake LA-4 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2000 | Lake LA-4-200 | Iuka, Mississippi, United States | Steven Roddy | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2000 | Lake LA-4-200 | Claremore, Oklahoma, United States | Kenneth L. Clark | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2000 | Lake LA-4-200 | Logan, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1999 | Lake LA-4-200 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Gregory A. Crawford | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2001 | Lake LA-4-200 | Orlando, Florida, United States | George Kirby | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-28-181 | Center Harbor, New Hampshire, United States | JON Eifert | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2000 | Cessna 310Q | Chesterfield, New Hampshire, United States | Island Express | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jun 2000 | Grumman American AA-1 | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2000 | Cessna 172L | Windsor, New Hampshire, United States | Richard P. Herman | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-24 | Alton Bay, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2000 | Robinson R-22B | Keene, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |