# Accident 19920813032979A: Conaer LA4, Pontiac, MI, August 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1992, 18:00 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8WW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920813032979A

## Narrative

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

BOAT CROSSED AMPHIBIANS PATH AS STUDENT FLARED TO LAND. CFI ADVISED HER TO ALTER COURSE. WATER IMPACT SEVERED FLOAT

## 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 CHI92LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA253), Aug 13, 1992: Lake LA-4 (N8WW), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S DIRECTING A TURN TO CHANGE HEADING IN THE FLARE.

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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