# Accident 19900713025459A: Conaer LA4200, Bellingham, WA, July 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1990, 18:15 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7534° N, 122.4702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellingham, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7534&lon=-122.4702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6686L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6686L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,360 total, 10 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900713025459A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT DURING WATER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER AND SANK WITH LARGE HOLE IN HULL.

## 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 SEA90LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA132), Jul 13, 1990: Lake LA-4-200 (N6686L), Bellingham, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: COLLISION WITH A SUBMERGED OBJECT.

## Other reports on N6686L (1)

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

- [Accident 19870204002929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204002929A), Feb 4, 1987: Conaer LA4200 (N6686L), Bridgman, MI, Substantial damage. During takeoff from an open field, the aircraft settled into a small rise. Early liftoff during soft fied operation

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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