# Accident 19820814038039A: Conaer LA4, Lake Tahoe, CA, August 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1982, 13:48 local time
- Place: Lake Tahoe, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1104L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 88 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820814038039A

## Narrative

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

HOLE IN HULL ON WATER TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. EVACUATED AMPHIBIAN SANK. MAY HAVE STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT ON PREVIOUS TRIP

## 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 LAX82DA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA299), Aug 14, 1982: Lake LA-4 (N1104L), Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed

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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