# Accident 19990613006839A: Conaer LA4200, Charlotte, SC, June 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1999, 18:30 local time
- Place: Charlotte, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2305° N, 80.9093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2305&lon=-80.9093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142JM-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990613006839A

## Narrative

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

ACFT BEGAN ITS TAKE-OFF RUN IN THE WATER, STRUCK A LARGE SWELL, NOSED OVER, AND SANK IN LAKE WYLE. (-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF ON LAKE WYLIE, CHARLOTTE, N.C. HE HIT A WAVE, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. HE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE PLANE WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 MIA99LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA178), Jun 13, 1999: Lake LA-4-200 (N142JM), Charlotte, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the flare during the landing.

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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