# Accident 19980225007299A: Conaer LA4200, Lake Murray, SC, February 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1998, 14:55 local time
- Place: Lake Murray, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9104° N, 81.5092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9104&lon=-81.5092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3020P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3020P-2014-09-29) (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 LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,600 total, 4,573 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980225007299A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA98LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA086), Feb 25, 1998: Lake LA-4-200 (N3020P), Lake Murray, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collision with an unknown submerged.

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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