# Accident 19860801037019A: Conaer LA4200, Kotzebue, AK, August 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2393° N, 161.1898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2393&lon=-161.1898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6169V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6169V-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,530 total, 630 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC86LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860801037019A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT ON LEE OF A RIDGE. AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR HIT RIDGE TOP. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON TUNDRA.

## 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 ANC86LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA119), Aug 1, 1986: Lake LA-4 (N6169V), Kotzebue, AK, 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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