19870816076559A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Conaer LA-4-200 · Grafton, WV · August 16, 1987

Date
August 16, 1987 · 15:30 local
Place
Grafton, WV
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N59FC
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO87LA059
Reported as
Conaer LA4200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
538 total116 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered wake from boat during water landing bounced and struck trees on shore impacting ground nose down.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED WAKE FROM BOAT DURING WATER LANDING BOUNCED AND STRUCK TREES ON SHORE IMPACTING GROUND NOSE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.