# Accident 19890908034139A: Conaer LA4200, Klawock, AK, September 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Klawock, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.5404° N, 132.9593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5404&lon=-132.9593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2582P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2582P-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,015 total, 117 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890908034139A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED ALTITUDE WHILE TURNING FINAL TO LAND ON GLASSY LAKE. WING HIT. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND SANK IN 5 MINUTES

## 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 SEA89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA166), Sep 8, 1989: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE-LA-4-200 (N2582P), Klawock, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AIRCRAFT HEIGHT ABOVE WATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A LAKE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE SMOOTH, GLASSY WATER SURFACE CONDITIONS ON THE LAKE.

## Other reports on N2582P (1)

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

- [Accident 19850421013599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850421013599A), Apr 21, 1985: Conaer LA4200 (N2582P), Dexter, OR, Substantial damage. Bounced three times during water landing. Added power too late to go around,retarded throttle. Hit dam head on.

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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