# Accident 19870606019039A: Conaer LA4200, Fife Lake, MI, June 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1987, 11:10 local time
- Place: Fife Lake, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5707° N, 85.3494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5707&lon=-85.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80111, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80111-2012-11-06) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,210 total, 55 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87DEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870606019039A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIAN IMPACTED NOSE LOW. WATER LANDING TO CHECK ENGINE. IMPACT SPLIT NOSE. PLANE SANK. PILOT SINGLE ENGINE LAND

## 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 CHI87DEM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEM07), Jun 6, 1987: Lake LA 4-200 (N80111), Fife Lake, MI, 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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