# Accident 19880529016239A: Conaer LA4250, Shaftsbury, VT, May 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1988, 14:47 local time
- Place: Shaftsbury, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0087° N, 73.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shaftsbury, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0087&lon=-73.1912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1405F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1405F-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Revo LAKE 250 (registry code 2400500, https://openairdocs.org/model/revo-lake-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529016239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. NOSED UP AND SPUN INTO TREES. FUEL SYSTEM B NUTS LOOSE. FERRY FUEL TANKS AND BAGGAGE BEYOND AFT CG.

## 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 NYC88FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA147), May 29, 1988: Lake LA4-250 (N1405F), Shaftsbury, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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