# Accident 19930806028059A: Conaer LA4, Blair Lake, AK, August 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1993, 19:30 local time
- Place: Blair Lake, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7699° N, 147.3299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7699&lon=-147.3299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6669L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6669L-2008-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,547 total, 863 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930806028059A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED AND WATER LOOPED DURING HIGH SPEED ON STEP TAXI. AIRPLANE SANK. HULL DAMAGED. LOST WING FLOATS.

## 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 ANC93LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA136), Aug 7, 1993: Lake LA04 (N6669L), Blair Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTANT ENTRY INTO A PORPOISE AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE STEP-TAXIING PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH WATER CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N6669L (1)

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

- [Incident 19780513033659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513033659I), May 13, 1978: Conaer LA4200 (N6669L), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Landed short of runway after running out of fuel.

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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