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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Conaer LA4200 · Byron Center, MI · July 6, 1980

Date
July 6, 1980 · 07:45 local
Place
Byron Center, MI
Airport
South Kent
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1214L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEM33
Reported as
Conaer LA4200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
980 total191 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine surged after liftoff. Aborted crash landing off end of runway. Found dirty fuel injectors.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SURGED AFTER LIFTOFF. ABORTED CRASH LANDING OFF END OF RUNWAY. FOUND DIRTY FUEL INJECTORS.

NTSB investigation

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