# Accident 19891021041979A: Conaer LA4, Apalachicola, FL, October 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1989, 06:00 local time
- Place: Apalachicola, FL
- Airport: Apalachicola Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7201° N, 84.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7201&lon=-84.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1212L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1212L-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4 (registry code 2400102, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 570 total, 500 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891021041979A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA016), Oct 21, 1989: Lake LA-4 (N1212L), Apalachicola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: BINDING AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE #1 EXHAUST VALVE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE SOFT/WET (SWAMPY) TERRAIN CONDITION IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N1212L (1)

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

- [Incident 19880711040929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711040929I), Jul 11, 1988: Conaer LA4 (N1212L), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. Retracted gear too early on takeoff. The amphipian settled onto its keel on the runway.

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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