# Incident 19870102026979I: Conaer LA4200, Raleigh-Durham, NC, January 2, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8012D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8012D) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 90 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870102026979I

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED.  THE AMPHIBIAN MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A LAKE BUT STRUCK THE SHORE.  FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N8012D (1)

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

- [Incident 19850709043119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850709043119I), Jul 9, 1985: Conaer LA4200 (N8012D), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Gear upl landing during instructional flight.

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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