# Accident 20021202035859A: Conaer LA4200, Blountstown, FL, December 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2002, 13:30 local time
- Place: Blountstown, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3753° N, 85.0278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3753&lon=-85.0278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6193V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021202035859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FAA NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 19, 2003. NOTIFICATION CAME FROM OWNER OF AIRCRAFT WHO WAS STUDENT/SECOND PILOT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. BOTH PILOTS HAD AGREED NOT TO REPORT THIS OCCURRENCE/ACCIDENT. OWNER CAME FORWARD DUE TO REPAIR/RESPONSIBILITY ISSUES. (-23 AMENDMENT) CFI/PIC WAS DEMONSTRATING MANEUVERS ON THE WATER TO STUDENT/AIRCRAFT OWNER AIRCRAFT STRUCK FIXED CHANNEL MARKER BUOY AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NTSB/FAA NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 19, 2003. NOTIFICATION CAME FROM STUDENT/OWNER. BOTH HE AND PIC HAD AGREED NOT TO REPORT THIS ACCIDENT. OWNER FINALLY CAME FORWARD DUE TO REPAIR RESPONSIBILITY ISSUES.

## 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 MIA03CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03CA063), Dec 2, 2002: Consolidated Aeronautics LA-4-200 (N6193V), Blountstown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the certified flight instructor (CFI) to maintain clearance between the wingtip and a water marker bouy resulting in contact with the wingtip.

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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