# Accident 19881021047729A: Conaer LA4250, Key West, FL, October 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1988, 18:15 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5494° N, 81.7809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5494&lon=-81.7809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N250MW-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881021047729A

## Narrative

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

PULLED POWER AFTER SERIES OF WATER LANDING PUT NOSE DOWN HIT WATER AND FLIPPED OVER. REASON FOR THIS ACTION UNKNOWN

## 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 MIA89FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA015), Oct 21, 1988: Lake LA-4-250 (N250MW), Key West, FL, substantial damage

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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