# Accident 19960702047139A: Conaer LA4, Wolfboro, NH, July 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1996, 18:45 local time
- Place: Wolfboro, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N51DG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51DG-1997-11-06) (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 LA4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702047139A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A GLASSEY WATER LANDING ON WENTWORTH LAKE, WOLFBORO, NH AT 1845 ON 07/02/96. WATER CONDITIONS WERE NOT GLASSEY WATER. PILOT AND WITNESS BOTH STATED THAT THE WATER HAD A SLIGHT RIPPLE. THE APPROACH AND INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE WATER WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER WATER CONTACT, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD EJECTING THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN FIFTY FEET OF WATER INVERTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC96LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA138), Jul 2, 1996: Lake LA-4-200 (N51DG), Wolfeboro, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and nose over. The glassy water condition was a related factor.

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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