# Accident 19870706034069A: Conaer LA4200, Alton Bay, NH, July 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Alton Bay, NH
- Airport: Lake Winnipesaukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4687° N, 71.2320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alton Bay, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4687&lon=-71.2320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1403W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1403W-2012-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 226 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870706034069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PYLON FAILED DURING WATER TAKEOFF. ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND AMPHIBIAN ROLLED OVER. SEPERATION SHOWS OVERLOAD.

## 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 NYC87LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA198), Jul 6, 1987: Lake LA-250 (N1403W), Alton Bay, NH, 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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