# Incident 20020920028529I: Conaer LA4200, Northwood, NH, September 20, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2002, 17:30 local time
- Place: Northwood, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1942° N, 71.1509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northwood, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1942&lon=-71.1509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6248V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6248V-2012-10-04) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020920028529I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING A WATER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT DID NOT ASSESS PROPERLY THE CURRENT DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE PILOT DID NOT ALLOW SUFFICIENT TAKEOFF DISTANCE, IN THE TAKEOFF CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CONIFER TYPE TREE ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE WAS A GOLF BALL SIZE INDENTATION ON THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE JUST ABOVE THE FUEL TANK AMOUNT. BODY OF WATER WAS NORTHWOOD LAKE.

## Other reports on N6248V (1)

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

- [Accident 20040705012619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040705012619A), Jul 5, 2004: Conaer LA4200 (N6248V), Wilton, NH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot was operating 14 CFR part 91 personal flight from saranac lake, NY to concord, NH. One passenger was teenage son of pilot. No flight plan filed and…

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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