# Accident 19941030036829A: Conaer LA4250, Westfield, MA, October 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1994, 18:25 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1544° N, 72.7348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1544&lon=-72.7348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85JW-1996-04-02) (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 TIO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,321 total, 1,134 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941030036829A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DESCENDING FOR AIRPORT. UNABLE TO MAKE, LANDED ON HIGHWAY HIT POWERLINES. TANKS EMPTY. LOOSE FUEL LINE.

## 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 NYC95LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA019), Oct 30, 1994: Lake LA-250 (N85JW), Westfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning and inaccurate fuel consumption calculations, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing at night.

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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