19990104046029A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Conaer LA4250 · Laconia, NH · January 4, 1999

Date: January 4, 1999 · 12:15 local
Place: Laconia, NH
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N14001
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD99FA025
Reported as: Conaer LA4250

N14001Registration cancelled Mar 19, 2003 · Aerofab LAKE LA-4-250S/N 6 · Built 1984 Airframe modelAerofab LAKE LA-4-250 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) 33. On January 4, 1999, at approximately 1215LCL, a lake LA-4-250, N14001, pilotprivacy data omitted lost power during climb after take off. According to a witness near the airport, the aircraft was trailing smoke shortly after take off. Another witness about 3 miles from departure also saw smoke. He stated the smoke and engine noise stopped and the aircraft leveled off. The smoke and engine noise started again and the aircraft made a 180 degree turn to the left then he was distracted. When he regained sight of the aircraft it was going behind the tree line in a southerly direction indicating that it had made another 180 degree turn and then another turn of about 90 degrees. He then saw a cloud of black smoke. Aircraft had crashed in an industrial park and was destroyed by post impact fire. The pilot was removed by nearby witnesses and received serious injuries. The passenger/cfi,privacy data omitted was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) 33. ON JANUARY 4, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1215LCL, A LAKE LA-4-250, N14001, PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST POWER DURING CLIMB AFTER TAKE OFF. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS NEAR THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAILING SMOKE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. ANOTHER WITNESS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM DEPARTURE ALSO SAW SMOKE. HE STATED THE SMOKE AND ENGINE NOISE STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF. THE SMOKE AND ENGINE NOISE STARTED AGAIN AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT THEN HE WAS DISTRACTED. WHEN HE REGAINED SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS GOING BEHIND THE TREE LINE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION INDICATING THAT IT HAD MADE ANOTHER 180 DEGREE TURN AND THEN ANOTHER TURN OF ABOUT 90 DEGREES. HE THEN SAW A CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE. AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED IN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK AND WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. THE PILOT WAS REMOVED BY NEARBY WITNESSES AND RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE PASSENGER/CFI,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FATALLY INJURED.

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 IAD99FA025Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLaconia, NHA loss of engine power during initial climb due to oil starvation. Contributing to the accident was the failure to perform an engine overhaul.Jan 4, 1999 · Destroyed