# NTSB Accident WPR17LA165
> **LAKE LA 4** · 2017-07-25 · Byron, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17LA165
- **Event ID:** 20170725X64628
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-07-25
- **Location:** Byron, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.826667, -121.62305
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** LAKE
- **Model:** LA 4
- **Registration:** N7628L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to activate the hydraulic system during the approach, and his failure to ensure that the landing gear was down and locked before touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the airplane with an inoperative landing gear position indicator light.

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