# Accident 19870731040319A: Conaer LA4250, Essex, NY, July 31, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1987, 19:30 local time
- Place: Essex, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1709° N, 73.4305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1709&lon=-73.4305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14037, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14037-2010-05-21) (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 LA4250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 98 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870731040319A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKEOFF IN ROUGH WATER. BOUNCED INTO AIR ON A WAVE CAME DOWN HEAD ON INTO A SWELL AND ACFT TURNED OVER.

## 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 NYC87LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA212), Jul 31, 1987: Lake LA-4-250 (N14037), Westport, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N14037 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080418837519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080418837519A), Apr 18, 2008: Lakeac 250(LAKE) (N14037), Skaneateles, NY, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On April 18, 2008, at 1205 eastern daylight time, a aerofab lake LA-250, N14037, registered to and operated by a private pilot, under title 14 code of…

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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