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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Conaer LA4200 · Lake Murray, SC · February 25, 1998

Date: February 25, 1998 · 14:55 local
Place: Lake Murray, SC
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3020P
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA98LA086
Reported as: Conaer LA4200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,600 total4,573 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N3020PRegistration cancelled Sep 29, 2014 · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200S/N 962 Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed amphibian in Lake Murray gear down sank. (.4)the amphibian airplane collided with a partially submerged object during a water landing that ripped and crushed the hull, below the water line, from the nose cone to the left side cockpit door. The airplane subsequently nosed over and submerged in the water. (-23)on February 25, 1998 at 1455 EST, a lake LA-4-200 N3020P, registered to sea flights, inc. crashed while attempting a water landing on Lake Murray, south carolina. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and sank to the bottom of the lake. The private pilot and two passengers were seriously injures. The flight originated from the columbia metropolitan airport at 1429 EST under visual meteroloigical.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED AMPHIBIAN IN LAKE MURRAY GEAR DOWN SANK. (.4)THE AMPHIBIAN AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A PARTIALLY SUBMERGED OBJECT DURING A WATER LANDING THAT RIPPED AND CRUSHED THE HULL, BELOW THE WATER LINE, FROM THE NOSE CONE TO THE LEFT SIDE COCKPIT DOOR. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER AND SUBMERGED IN THE WATER. (-23)ON FEBRUARY 25, 1998 AT 1455 EST, A LAKE LA-4-200 N3020P, REGISTERED TO SEA FLIGHTS, INC. CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A WATER LANDING ON LAKE MURRAY, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND SANK TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT AT 1429 EST UNDER VISUAL METEROLOIGICAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA98LA086Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake Murray, SCA collision with an unknown submerged.Feb 25, 1998 · Substantial damage