# Accident 19951227046399A: Conaer LA4200, Folsom, CA, December 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Folsom, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6700° N, 121.1406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6700&lon=-121.1406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5LY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5LY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 45 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951227046399A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT SKIDDED DURING WATER STEP TURN. CFI ABORTED. WING DIPPED IN WATER. ADDED POWER TOOKOFF.SPONSONS WING DAMAGE

## 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 LAX96LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA100), Dec 27, 1995: Lake LA-4-200 (N5LY), Folsom Lake, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the dual student and improper remedial action. A factor relating to the accident was: failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control.

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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