# Accident 19860517017779A: Conaer LA4250, Blue River, OR, May 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1986, 15:22 local time
- Place: Blue River, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0500° N, 122.0509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0500&lon=-122.0509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1403A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1403A-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 54 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA86FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860517017779A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA86FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA126), May 17, 1986: Lake LA-4-250 (N1403A), Blue River, OR, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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