Lake 4-200 accident near Melbourne, FL
On May 7, 1996, a Lake 4-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Melbourne, FL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 7, 1996
- Place
- Melbourne, FL
- Aircraft
- Lake 4-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.079°N, 80.601°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X05694
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 7, 1996, at 1650 eastern daylight time, a Lake LA-4-200, N3027P, collided with two 35 foot tall trees while maneuvering near the west shore of Lake Washington in Melbourne, Florida. The instructional flight operated under the provisions of Title14 CFR Part 91 with a visual flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged. The certified flight instructor, the dual student, and the passenger were fatally injured. The local flight departed Melbourne, Florida, at 1630 hours. According to the operator, the training flight departed Melbourne enroute to Lake Washington. The operator further stated that the purpose of the flight was to provide the pilot with recent flight experience to act as pilot in command in accordance with Title 14 CFR Part 61.57. Part 61.57 requires the completion of three landings and three takeoffs within the last 90 days for a pilot to act as pilot in command of an airplane carrying passengers. The dual student was seated in the left front seat, and the certified flight instructor was seated in the right front seat. After the flight departed Melbourne, no further radio or visual contact was reported. At 1755, the airplane wreckage was located by another pilot flying in the vicinity of the accident site. The exact time of the accident was not determined, and there were no eyewitnesses to the accident. The aircraft hobbs meter showed that the airplane had been operating 20 minutes after the engine started when the collision occurred. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION Inform
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering. A factor was the tailwind condition.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
