# Accident 19890811028999A: Conaer LA4250, Bullfrog, UT, August 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1989, 13:20 local time
- Place: Bullfrog, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5695° N, 110.3191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5695&lon=-110.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84164, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84164-1990-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,994 total, 387 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890811028999A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A UNSEEN OBJECT POSSIBLE SUBMERGED LOG ON WATER LANDING. HULL RIPPED OPEN. AMPHIBIAN FLIPPED OVER AND SANK.

## 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 DEN89LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA193), Aug 11, 1989: Aerofab Lake LA-250 (N84164), Bullfrog, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A SUBMERGED OBJECT IN THE LANDING AREA.

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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