Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 N117RF accident near Springfield, MO, USA, October 19, 2026

Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200, registration N117RF, was involved in an acc near Springfield, MO, USA on October 19, 2026. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as minor. Case CEN27LA022 is in work.

ADS-B receivers recorded 27 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 6,800 ft. The last recorded position was at 21:27 UTC, at 1,100 ft and 70 knots, descending at 320 feet per minute, about 2 km from Springfield Muni (KSGF).

The nearest weather report, from KSGF (2 km away), showed wind 110° at 9 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.

Key facts

Date
October 19, 2026
Location
Springfield, MO, USA
Aircraft
Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200
Registration
N117RF
Injuries
Minor
NTSB case
CEN27LA022 (In work)
Nearest airport
Springfield Muni (KSGF)
Recorded flight
27 min, max 6,800 ft
Last recorded position
21:27 UTC, 1,100 ft, 70 kt

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

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Sources: NTSB case CEN27LA022; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.