# Accident 19850721059119A: Conaer LA4, Sidney, ME, July 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1985, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sidney, ME
- Airport: Snow Pond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4131° N, 69.7289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sidney, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4131&lon=-69.7289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6668L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6668L-1986-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 375 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850721059119A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED BOAT WAKE AND BECAME AIRBORNE. PORPOISED UNTIL LEFT PONTOON BECAME DETACHED. AIRCRAFT SANK IN 4 MINUTES

## 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 NYC85LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA188), Jul 21, 1985: Lake LA-4 (N6668L), Sidney, ME, 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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