# Incident 19970903030169I: Conaer LA4, Independence, MO, September 3, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Independence, MO
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0911° N, 94.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0911&lon=-94.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2032L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2032L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903030169I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 8-29-97 PILOT DEPARTED FROM INDEPENDENCE, MO (31P) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. PILOT LANDED IN MISSOURI RIVER APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES EAST OF MISSOURI HWY 210 BRIDGE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF FROM RIVER AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT GETTING HEAVY. PILOT THEN DROPPED OFF ONE PASSENGER ON SHORE AND ATTEMPTED ANOTHER TAKE OFF. AIRCRAFT WAS STILL TOO HEAVY, THE PILOT DROPPED OFF LAST PASSENGER ON SHORE AND ATTEMPTED FINAL TAKE OFF. AIRCRAFT WAS STILL HEAVY SO PILOT BEACHED THE AIRCRAFT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE ON SHORE. POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATOR FOUND A DRAIN PLUG HAD COME LOOSE IN THE HULL AND ALLOWED THE HULL TO FILL WITH WATER. EVENTUALLY SINKING THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. INCIDENT #CE97IGA104.

## Other reports on N2032L (1)

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

- [Accident 19920412009729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920412009729A), Apr 12, 1992: Conaer LA4 (N2032L), Lee'S Summit, MO, Substantial damage. Engine surged and power loss on initial liftoff. Aborted but unable stop on runway. Carburetor icing conditions.

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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