# Accident 19900725028549A: Conaer LA4200, Great Barringto, MA, July 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Great Barringto, MA
- Airport: Great Barrington Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1842° N, 73.4032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT BARRINGTON (GBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1842&lon=-73.4032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8011M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8011M-1991-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 655 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725028549A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON TAKEOFF,UNABLE TO CLIMB. ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED SEVERE CORROSION AND SEVERAL DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 NYC90FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA171), Jul 25, 1990: Lake LA-4-200 (N8011M), Gt. Barrington, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE ENGINE, THE INADEQUATE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE INSPECTION, LOW COMPRESSION, AND IMPROPER MAGNETO TIMING. A FACTOR WAS THE RESULTANT DETERIORATED…

## Other reports on N8011M (1)

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

- [Incident 19860519060839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860519060839I), May 19, 1986: Conaer LA4200 (N8011M), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Landed after a go around due to traffic with light signal. Gear not down. Scraped belly and wing floats.

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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