Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 accident near Haines, Alaska, March 1, 1987
On March 1, 1987 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200, registered N200LK, was destroyed in an accident near Haines, Alaska. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. 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
- March 1, 1987 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- Haines, Alaska · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 LAKE LA-4- · all LAKE LA-4-200s on the register
- Registration
- N200LK · no longer on the register · serial 1862
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE AT CRUISE A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE OCCURRED WITH THE ENGINE SEIZING SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCE LANDED INTO TREES IN A REMOTE AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT, EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE WAS NOT POSSIBLE. CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE WAS NOT DETERMINED.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea
- Flight time: 355 hours in all; 270 in this make and model; 9 in the last 90 days; 245 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 596 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming I0-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ORT Northway AK at 2:30 pm
- Destination: JNU Juneau AK
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 35 knots, gusting 50
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 7,500 ft
- Temperature: 39°F (4°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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