# Accident 19880619059409A: Conaer LA4200, Clearlake, CA, June 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1988, 19:30 local time
- Place: Clearlake, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1203° N, 122.8397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1203&lon=-122.8397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6026V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6026V-1990-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880619059409A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING FLOAT HIT A SWELL ON WATER TAKEOFF CAUSED PLANE TO SKEW SIDEWAYS. PILOT LACKED BIENNIAL AND A MEDICAL.

## 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 LAX88LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA228), Jun 20, 1988: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (N6026V), Clearlake, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6026V (2)

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

- [Incident 19820426017149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426017149I), Apr 26, 1982: Conaer LA4200 (N6026V), Port Orchard, WA, Minor damage. Dipped pontoon in water while practicing steep turns on long lake. Wing hit water, airplane sank.
- [Incident 19780123004269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780123004269I), Jan 23, 1978: Conaer LA4 (N6026V), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear indication. Nose gear partially extended from wheel well.

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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