# Accident 19870719038799A: Conaer LA4, Kenai, AK, July 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.6610° N, 150.8995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6610&lon=-150.8995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1217L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1217L-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4 (registry code 2400102, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 28 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870719038799A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LOG DURING AN ABORTED LAKE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ROTATED EARLY AND FAILED TO PROPERLY USE FLAPS.

## 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 ANC87LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA102), Jul 20, 1987: Lake LA-4-200 (N1217L), Kenai, AK, 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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