19891021041979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Conaer LA4 · Apalachicola, FL · October 21, 1989

Date
October 21, 1989 · 06:00 local
Place
Apalachicola, FL
Airport
Apalachicola Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1212L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA90LA016
Reported as
Conaer LA4
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
570 total500 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine failed on initial climb. Force landed into a swamp. A valve stuck open and was struck by the piston.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON INITIAL CLIMB. FORCE LANDED INTO A SWAMP. A VALVE STUCK OPEN AND WAS STRUCK BY THE PISTON.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N1212L · 1

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