# Accident 19870523015819A: Conaer LA4200, Sparta, NC, May 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1987, 15:20 local time
- Place: Sparta, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4997° N, 81.1294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4997&lon=-81.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8543A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8543A-2013-05-10) (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 AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 835 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870523015819A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT A WIRE WHILE ATTEMPTING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. WEATHER WAS DETERIORATING AND FUEL GETTING LOW.

## 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 ATL87LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA146), May 23, 1987: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (N8543A), Sparta, NC, 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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