# Accident 19820313003709A: Conaer C1, Grand Prairie, TX, March 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7299° N, 97.0000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7299&lon=-97.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N254B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colonial C-1 (registry code 5110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER C1
- Reported engine: LYC O320A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 65 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820313003709A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIAN STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT WHILE LANDING ON A LAKE. LEFT PONTOON SEVERED, HULL DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW82DA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA092), Mar 13, 1982: Colonial C-1 (N254B), Grand Prairie, 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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