# Accident 19920621021479A: Conaer LA4200, Clearlake, CA, June 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1992, 19:14 local time
- Place: Clearlake, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9606° N, 122.6409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9606&lon=-122.6409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67C) (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 IO-360-A1B (registry code 41819, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 549 total, 43 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920621021479A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN TAKEOFF IN SHELTER OF COVER. RIGHT WING HIT A WAVE AS HE EXITED COVE INTO ROUGH UNSHELTERED WATER AT LIFTOFF.

## 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 LAX92LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA256), Jun 22, 1992: Lake 200 (N67C), Clearlake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION OF THE WIND ON THE LAKE AND HIS DELAY IN LIFT-OFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH WATER THAT EXISTED ON THE UNSHELTERED SECTION OF THE LAKE.

## Other reports on N67C (1)

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

- [Incident 20200820017859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200820017859I), Aug 20, 2020: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 (N67C), Rochester, NH, Minor damage. ATP returning to the ga environment and practicing takeoffs and landings at kdaw Rochester, NH to improve experience and establish a consistent flow…

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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