# Accident 19830525023009A: Conaer LA4200, Vinalhaven, ME, May 25, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1983, 14:30 local time
- Place: Vinalhaven, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0481° N, 68.8317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vinalhaven, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0481&lon=-68.8317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5015L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 262 total, 115 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830525023009A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC83FNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC03), May 25, 1983: Lake LA-4-200 (N5015L), Vinalhaven, ME, 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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