Lake LA-4-200 accident near Amityville, New York, June 23, 1984
On June 23, 1984 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Lake LA-4-200, registered N6209V, was substantially damaged in an accident near Amityville, New York (Republic airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 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
- June 23, 1984 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Amityville, New York · Republic · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Lake LA-4-200 · all LA-4-200s on the register
- Registration
- N6209V · no longer on the register · serial 855
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A STEP TURN MANEUVER ON THE WATER. THE STUDENT WAS BRIEFED BY THE INSTRUCTOR PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AND THEY PROCEEDED TO PERFORM TRAINING MANEUVERS OVER THE WATER. DURING THE STEP TURN MANEUVER, THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED INDICATION AND TOLD THE STUDENT TO REDUCE POWER. THE STUDENT DID NOT AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER FORCING THE LEFT FLOAT INTO THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED SIDEWAYS AND IT COLLIDED WITH THE WATER IN A SIDEWAYS POSITION.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 9,188 hours in all; 90 in this make and model; 209 in the last 90 days; 9,066 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 301 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 8, 1984; 39 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,690 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A16 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FRG Farmingdale NY at 4:40 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 2:00 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6209V the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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