THE DTSB
Pending.
U-FITAQP: 12) LOSS OF SPEED AWARENESS
Lake LA-4-200 | N6185V
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateAugust 30, 2026
- Local time12:35 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightEnroute
- People on board2
- Fatalities2
Accident Location
- City, State
- Ithaca, New York
- Latitude
- 42.458342
- Longitude
- -76.61394
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N6185V
- Make
- Lake
- Model
- LA-4-200
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Sea
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Kornreich, David Allan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Certification
- Airline Transport Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- Basic Med
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 2
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Passenger fatalities
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 2
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- 12) LOSS OF SPEED AWARENESS →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending. Stall / Spin type vertical impact.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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