# Incident 19870517021429I: Conaer LA4, Stafford, VA, May 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Stafford, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4221° N, 77.4083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stafford, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4221&lon=-77.4083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527B-2023-03-04) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO87DIA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DIA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870517021429I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFTS HULL STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT DURING A WATER TAKEOFF RUN, AMPHIBAN PARTIALLY SANK IN THE RIVER.

## 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 BFO87DIA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87DIA01), May 17, 1987: Lake LA-4 (N527B), Stafford, VA, 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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