Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 N4GS
7 April 2010 · Moore Haven, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 2010 at about 16:30 local time, a Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 registered N4GS, operated by Fish N Fly LLC, was involved in an accident near Moore Haven, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Moore Haven, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Okeechobee County Airport (OBE)
- Coordinates
- 27.2597, -80.8503
- Aircraft
- Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200
- Registration
- N4GS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fish N Fly LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Palm Beach → Okeechobee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA223
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a water landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the amphibious airplane was performing numerous touch-and-go water landings to a lake. During the last landing, to the south, the airplane touched down with the nose a "little bit" to the right, the left sponson then hit the water, and the airplane water looped. Several minutes later, the airplane sank to the bottom of the lake. The airplane incurred substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane prior to the accident. A weather observation taken about the time of the accident, and approximately 25 miles north of the accident site, included winds from 180 degrees true at 8 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2010 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Sequim, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2010 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | New Castle, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2010 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Strother George C | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Lakeport, California, United States | Laconia LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2009 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2012 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Lakeview, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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