Lake LA-4-200 accident near Wilmot, NH
On July 5, 2004, a Lake LA-4-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wilmot, NH. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 5, 2004
- Place
- Wilmot, NH
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 43.369°N, 71.852°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040715X00978
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 5, 2004, approximately 1500 eastern daylight time, a Lake LA-4-200 airplane, N6248V, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain in Wilmot, New Hampshire. The certificated private pilot was seriously injured and the passenger was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight which departed the Clinton County Airport (PLB), Plattsburgh, New York, and was en route to the Concord Municipal Airport (CON), Concord, New Hampshire. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. Information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed the pilot contacted the Burlington Flight Service Station (FSS) about 1030 and requested a visual flight rules (VFR) outlook weather briefing for a flight from the Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York, to CON. The weather briefer reported that marginal ceilings were forecasted all day, with mountain obscuration from clouds, and precipitation. Thunderstorms were also forecasted for the afternoon. The forecast, valid until 1600, included: broken clouds at 1,500 feet, an overcast cloud layer at 6,000 feet, visibility 6 miles, occasionally broken clouds at 2,500 feet, an overcast cloud layer at 5,000 feet, and visibility 2 miles with rain and mist. The pilot then requested the current weather at Clinton County, which was reported by the briefer as: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, 10 miles visibility, and calm winds. The pilot reported he would "head over there" and the briefer asked him if he was still going to CO
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance, which resulted in a controlled flight into terrain. Factors in the accident were the low cloud ceiling and the pilot's lack of recent instrument time.
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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.
