# Accident 19960807021609A: Aronca LA, Saranac Lake, NY, August 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1996
- Place: Saranac Lake, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 43.7197° N, 73.7695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7197&lon=-73.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8428F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8428F-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerofab LAKE 250 (registry code 5110322, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerofab-lake-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ARONCA LA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960807021609A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED IN MOUNAINOUS AREA.

## 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 IAD96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA129), Aug 7, 1996: Aerofab Lake 250 (N8428F), Adirondack, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in his failure to ensure that he could maintain sufficient altitude and clearance from mountainous terrain after entering a blind…

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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