# Accident 19870802040339A: Conaer LA4200, St Augustine, FL, August 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8890° N, 81.3097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8890&lon=-81.3097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2878P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2878P) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 33 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870802040339A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TRYING TO TURN SEAPLANE ON THE STEP. DRAGGED A WING AND WATER LOOPED.

## 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 MIA87LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA221), Aug 2, 1987: Lake LA-4-200 (N2878P), St.Augustine, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2878P (3)

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

- [Incident 19880327043859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880327043859I), Mar 27, 1988: Conaer LA4200 (N2878P), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication. Left gear collapsed on rollout. Hyd accumulator in landing gear system had piston failure.
- [Incident 19860612034189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860612034189I), Jun 12, 1986: Conaer LA4200 (N2878P), Cordele, GA, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion on approach. Landed in a field.
- [Incident 19850826047689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850826047689I), Aug 26, 1985: Conaer LA4200 (N2878P), Pompano, FL. Left main gear collapsed on landing due to loss of hydraulic pressure.

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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