# Accident 19960825024049A: Conaer LA4250, Hamilton, NJ, August 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Hamilton, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8405F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,940 total, 155 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960825024049A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING ON ROAD. FUEL LINE NUT AT FUEL INJECTER LEAKING. FINGER TIGHT ONLY.

## 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 NYC96LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA173), Aug 25, 1996: Lake LA-250 (N8405F), Hamilton Twp, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance that contributed to a loose fuel line fitting, a fuel leak and subsequent fuel starvation. The uneven terrain was a 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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