Lake LA-4-200 accident near Standard Rock, Michigan, August 2, 1982
On August 2, 1982 at about 7:33 pm local time, a Lake LA-4-200, registered N6164V, was destroyed in an accident near Standard Rock, Michigan (Lake Superior airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 2, 1982 · about 7:33 pm local time
- Place
- Standard Rock, Michigan · Lake Superior
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4-200 · all LA-4-200s on the register
- Registration
- N6164V · no longer on the register · serial 817
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER LANDING ON A LAKE TO FISH, THE WATER GOT ROUGH, SO THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN, THE LEFT FLOAT HIT A WAVE AND BROKE OFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,606 hours in all; 105 in this make and model; 3 in the last 90 days; 1,500 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 290 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 77 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,690 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 A1B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Marquette MI at 3:30 pm
- Destination: Omaha NE
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 158°F (70°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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