# Accident 19790520007859A: Conaer LA4200, Lake Mead, NV, May 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1979, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lake Mead, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2567P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2567P-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520007859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON WATER. ACFT BEGAN PORPOISING. PILOT FLEW BACK TO AN AIRPORT AND FOUND DAMAGE TO HULL.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N2567P (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840831060459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840831060459I), Aug 31, 1984: Conaer LA4200 (N2567P), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on the landing roll. No defects found. Possible pilot retracted gear by mistake.
- [Incident 19800802068529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802068529I), Aug 2, 1980: Conaer LA4200 (N2567P), Saranac Lake, NY, Minor damage. Float was damaged while executing steep turn.
- [Incident 19780731044569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731044569I), Jul 31, 1978: Conaer LA4200 (N2567P), Lake Mead, NV, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing on lake, minor skin damage. Pilot said he hit a large swell.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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