# Accident 19890412007819A: Conaer STCLA4, Bellevue, WA, April 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Bellevue, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6096° N, 122.2094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6096&lon=-122.2094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8521Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8521Z-1992-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER STCLA4
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,592 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890412007819A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE INDICATES AIRCRAFT WAS IN A FLAT SPIN AT IMPACT. STALLS WERE SCHEDULED. FLAT SPINS IN TYPE POOR RECOVERY.

## 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 SEA89FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89FA068), Apr 12, 1989: Lake LA-4-200-EP (N8521Z), Bellevue, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON AND FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/SPIN.

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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