# Accident 20040705012619A: Conaer LA4200, Wilton, NH, July 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2004, 14:58 local time
- Place: Wilton, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3689° N, 71.8519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3689&lon=-71.8519&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040705012619A

## Narrative

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

(-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 NO CONTACT WITH AIR TRAFFIC. WHILE ENROUTE TO CONCORD AIRCRAFT ENTERED CLOUDS/FOG IN THE VICINITY OF MT. KEARSARGE IN WILTON, NH. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SOUTH SLOPE OF MT. KEARSARGE AT APPROXIMATELY 2600 FEET MSL. MT. KEARSARGE ELEVATION 2940 FT MSL. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CONFIGURED FOR CRUISE FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTACT NEW HAMPSHIRE 911 EMERGENCY VIA CELL PHONE. ELT ACTIVATED.

## 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 NYC04FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA157), Jul 5, 2004: Lake LA-4-200 (N6248V), Wilmot, NH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance, which resulted in a controlled flight into terrain. Factors in the accident were the low cloud…

## Other reports on N6248V (1)

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

- [Incident 20020920028529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020920028529I), Sep 20, 2002: Conaer LA4200 (N6248V), Northwood, NH, Minor damage. (-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…

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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