N56LA is a 1979 Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming I0360 SER rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Austin, AR. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Sep 2001. It has been registered to its current owner since Apr 2024. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 47 years old
- 1 of 149 Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200
2024
2001
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On July 4, 2009, about 1300 central daylight time, a Consolidated Aeronautics, Lake LA-4-200, N56LA, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during a water landing on Lake Michigan, near Racine, Wisconsin. During the landing, the left sponson separated from the airplane. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot was not injured. The departure time and location were not determined.
The pilot initially reported to Federal Aviation Administration inspectors that the airplane's sponson struck a submerged object during landing. The FAA inspector that examined the airplane after the accident relayed in a telephone interview that there was no evidence that the sponson had impacted anything during the accident. No pre-existing anomalies were found with respect to the airplane, sponson, or sponson attachment. The pilot did not respond to further requests for information by the National Transportation Safety Board's investigator.
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