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DEN89LA195

1989-08-14 · BOUNTIFUL, Utah, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BTF

Current FAA registration · N3128P

Make / Model
CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200
Year of manufacture
1979 · 10 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C (200 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19790820
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A351BD

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING. THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION (LACK OF A WEATHER BRIEFING) AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

Factual narrative

DRG ARRIVAL, THE PLT MADE A STRAIGHT-IN APCH TO RWY 16 IN WINDS THAT HE ESTIMATED WERE VARIABLE AT 20 GUSTING 55 KTS. HE RPRTD THAT DRG THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT WAS LIFTED BY A GUST OF WIND. HE APPLIED POWER & THE ACFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RWY. HOWEVER, THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL & THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK 2 PARKED AIRPLANES BEFORE COMING TO REST. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_DEN89LA195.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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