# NTSB Accident CHI08CA298
> **LAKE LA-4** · 2008-08-23 · Algonac, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08CA298
- **Event ID:** 20081208X52705
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-08-23
- **Location:** Algonac, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.609405, -82.530639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LAKE
- **Model:** LA-4
- **Registration:** N1147L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The amphibious airplane's collision with submerged debris during taxi for takeoff, and the resulting damage to the hull.

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