# Incident 19860820055099I: Conaer LA4200, Tappahannock, VA, August 20, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tappahannock, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9104° N, 76.8672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tappahannock, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9104&lon=-76.8672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6015V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6015V) (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: 2,700 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860820055099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON RIVER WHEN ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. RIGHT FLOAT AND NOSEWHEEL COVER DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N6015V (2)

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

- [Incident 19810529060439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529060439I), May 29, 1981: Conaer LA4 (N6015V), Augusta, ME. Za during seaplane takeoff and landing operation weather went IFR. Ran out of fuel during IFR approach to base.
- [Incident 19790915049189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915049189I), Sep 15, 1979: Conaer LA4200 (N6015V), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed during landing roll.

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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