# Accident 19800719028379A: Conaer LA4200, Tomball, TX, July 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1980, 15:43 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: David W. Hooks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0951° N, 95.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomball, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0951&lon=-95.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8001A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8001A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 95 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719028379A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AMPHIBIAN LANDING IN A CROSSWIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80FRA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA44), Jul 19, 1980: Lake LA-4 (N8001A), Tomball, TX, substantial damage

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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