# Accident 19810323041319A: Conaer LA4200, Ponce, Puerto Rico, March 23, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 17.9997° N, 66.6237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponce, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.9997&lon=-66.6237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6155V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6155V-1993-03-04) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,221 total, 51 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810323041319A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF RUN DUE TO BOAT TRAFFIC. ATTEMPTED TO SLOW SPEED BY LOWERING GEAR. AMPHIBIAN WATER-LOOPED.

## 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 MIA81DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DA080), Mar 23, 1981: Lake 4-200 (N6155V), Ponce, PR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6155V (1)

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

- [Accident 19860422044409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860422044409A), Apr 22, 1986: Conaer LA4200 (N6155V), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Porpoised on landing. Lost control and collapsed the landing gear. Aircraft slid to a stop on the runway.

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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