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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Conaer LA4200 · Tomball, TX · January 16, 1980

Date
January 16, 1980 · 17:30 local
Place
Tomball, TX
Airport
Memorial
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8001N
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FRA17
Reported as
Conaer LA4200
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
542 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft hit embankment at end of seaplane slough. Liftoff delayed due to glassy water. No wind.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT HIT EMBANKMENT AT END OF SEAPLANE SLOUGH. LIFTOFF DELAYED DUE TO GLASSY WATER. NO WIND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.