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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Conaer LA4200 · Vinalhaven, ME · May 25, 1983

Date
May 25, 1983 · 14:30 local
Place
Vinalhaven, ME
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5015L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83FNC03
Reported as
Conaer LA4200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
262 total115 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft stalled on climbout from a water takeoff. Had failed to drain all water from hull. Water shifted CG.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STALLED ON CLIMBOUT FROM A WATER TAKEOFF. HAD FAILED TO DRAIN ALL WATER FROM HULL. WATER SHIFTED CG.

NTSB investigation

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