# Accident 19870412060889A: Conaer LA4200, Nixa, MO, April 12, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1987, 15:20 local time
- Place: Nixa, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0394° N, 93.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0394&lon=-93.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2847P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2847P-1997-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 125 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870412060889A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE WHILE ATTEMPTING A DOWNWIND LANDING. AIRPORT PROCEDURE CALLED FOR LANDING WEST, DEPARTING EAST.

## 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 MKC87FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA078), Apr 12, 1987: Lake LA-4-200 (N2847P), Nixa, MO, destroyed, 2 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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