# Accident 19910601018569A: Conaer LA4200, Battle Creek, MI, June 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1991, 13:10 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3212° N, 85.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3212&lon=-85.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2596P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2596P) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 25 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601018569A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIAN BOUNCED INTO AIR AFTER CROSSING BOAT WAKE WHILE STEP TAXIING. STUDENT CUT POWER. NOSED INTO LAKE. SANK.

## 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 CHI91LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA179), Jun 1, 1991: Lake LA-4-200 (N2596P), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY THE DUAL STUDENT WAS NOT MAINTAINED, REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE CFI WAS DELAYED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL/MUSH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH WATER CAUSED BY A POWER…

## Other reports on N2596P (2)

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

- [Accident 19790520014589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520014589A), May 20, 1979: Conaer LA4200 (N2596P), Oak Grove, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff when he determined he was not becoming airborne soon enough to clear trees. Hit drifting log.
- [Incident 19780528040529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528040529I), May 28, 1978: Conaer LA4200 (N2596P), Aquia Creek, VA, Substantial damage. Student applied excessive rudder causing auxiliary floats to buckle during step turn practice.

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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