# Accident 19861018049249A: Conaer LA4, Folsom, CA, October 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1986, 15:45 local time
- Place: Folsom, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6708° N, 121.1390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6708&lon=-121.1390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1118L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1118L-2013-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,241 total, 70 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861018049249A

## Narrative

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

STEEP FINAL FLARED LATE. PONTOON DUG IN ON A SWELL. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 LAX87LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA019), Oct 18, 1986: Lake LA4-180 (N1118L), Folsom, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1118L (1)

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

- [Accident 19730511012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511012389A), May 11, 1973: Conaer LA4 (N1118L), St Charles, MO, Substantial damage. Water very smooth.t/d on acfts keel,skipped aprx 4-6IN into air then settled back. Acft sank.

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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