# NTSB Accident ERA20CA144
> **Lake LA4** · 2020-04-04 · Hickory, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20CA144
- **Event ID:** 20200406X44929
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-04-04
- **Location:** Hickory, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.801109, -81.30278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Lake
- **Model:** LA4
- **Registration:** N84PF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and attempted takeoff with obstacles in the direction of departure, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during the rejected takeoff.

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