# Accident 19940630017509A: Conaer LA4250, Jefferson City, MO, June 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1994, 18:30 local time
- Place: Jefferson City, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5767° N, 92.1735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5767&lon=-92.1735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1404Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1404Z-1994-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE LA-250 (registry code 5110321, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-la-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940630017509A

## Narrative

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

OUT OF FUEL. LANDED ON RIVER. REFUELED, BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON TAKEOFF. NOSED OVER AND 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 CHI94LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA214), Jun 30, 1994: Lake LA-250 (N1404Z), Jefferson City, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot allowing the airplane to get into an uncontrolled porpoising situation. A factor related to the accident was the choppy water.

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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