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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Conaer LA4250 · Blue River, OR · May 17, 1986

Date: May 17, 1986 · 15:22 local
Place: Blue River, OR
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1403A
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA86FA126
Reported as: Conaer LA4250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total54 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N1403ARegistration cancelled Jul 18, 2013 · Aerofab LAKE LA-250S/N 30 · Built 1985 Airframe modelAerofab LAKE LA-250 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft struck rising terrain in a box canyon. Density altitude was high and aircraft CG out of limits on takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK RISING TERRAIN IN A BOX CANYON. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS HIGH AND AIRCRAFT CG OUT OF LIMITS ON TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA86FA126Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBlue River, ORSeveral witnesses reported seeing the acft flying near the eugene arpt at an alt of 400 to 500 ft AGL. The acft was heading toward the Blue River. The acft was then seen flying over the Blue River forest ranger station aprx 7 minutes prior to the accident. At…May 17, 1986 · Destroyed