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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Conaer LA4200 · Montpelier, VT · July 30, 1988

Date
July 30, 1988 · 15:30 local
Place
Montpelier, VT
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2883P
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA198
Reported as
Conaer LA4200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,495 total60 in this make and model206 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine surged fuel pressure zero, then quit. Hit ditch and nosed over landing. Rust water corrosion in fuel system.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE SURGED FUEL PRESSURE ZERO, THEN QUIT. HIT DITCH AND NOSED OVER LANDING. RUST WATER CORROSION IN FUEL SYSTEM.

NTSB investigation

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