# Accident 19850629028609A: Conaer LA4200, Hart, MI, June 29, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1985, 13:00 local time
- Place: Hart, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6894° N, 86.3606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6894&lon=-86.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516L-1994-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 799 total, 66 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850629028609A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SUBMERGED LOG DURING TAKEOFF. LIFTED OFF NOSE HIGH AND FELL BACK INTO LAKE. LOST A FLOAT.AMPHIBIAN CAPSIZED.

## 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 CHI85LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA263), Jun 29, 1985: Lake LA-4-200 (N516L), Hart, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N516L (1)

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

- [Accident 19910607020519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910607020519A), Jun 7, 1991: Conaer LA4200 (N516L), Paulding, OH, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure. Engine seized. Hit wires on forced landing. Pilot had just changed oil filter. No leak check.

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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