Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 accident near Ithaca, NY
On August 30, 2026, a Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ithaca, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 30, 2026
- Place
- Ithaca, NY
- Aircraft
- Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.459°N, 76.617°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260830203687
NTSB summary
On August 30, 2026, about 1250 eastern daylight time, a Consolidated Aeronautics Inc., Lake LA-4-200, N6185V, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ithaca, New York. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to preliminary ADS-B data received from the FAA, the airplane departed Ithaca Tompkins International Airport (ITH), Ithaca, New York about 1156. The flight track data was consistent with the airplane performing low approaches or landings at multiple lakes during the flight. According to FAA air traffic control audio recordings provided by the FAA, the pilot contacted ITH air traffic control tower, and reported that he was 8 miles west of the airport. The pilot was instructed by the controller to report when the airplane was 4 miles from the airport. At 1233:01 the final segment of the flight track showed the airplane began a gradual descent from 2,300 ft mean sea level (msl) at 113 knots ground speed. At 1233:30 the airplane continued its descent through 2,200 feet msl and began a 180º right turn and had decelerated to 87 knots ground speed. At 1234:18 the airplane continued descending through 1,500 ft msl and stabilized at 61 knots ground speed. At 1234:25 the last track data point showed the airplane on a westerly ground track, at 1,401 ft msl (about 300 ft above the elevation of ITH), and 61 knots ground speed. The wreckage was located in a wooded, rural area at the end of a gravel driveway. The airplane came to rest in a nose-down a
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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.
