# Accident 19960507009549A: Conaer LA4200, Melbourne, FL, May 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1996, 16:50 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Lake Washington
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0791° N, 80.6009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0791&lon=-80.6009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3027P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3027P-1997-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 9,680 total, 13 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960507009549A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT FROM WATER TAKEOFF. UNKNOWN WHY SINCE CONDITIONS NORMAL. 6000 FT WATER. NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 ATL96FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA084), May 7, 1996: Lake 4-200 (N3027P), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering. A factor was the tailwind condition.

## Other reports on N3027P (1)

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

- [Incident 19950322010209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950322010209I), Mar 22, 1995: Conaer LA4 (N3027P), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 22, 1995 at 1030 EST, lake LA-4-200, owned by Florida institute of technology and piloted by richard charles croasdale, made a hard landing…

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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