# Accident 20040801028269A: Conaer LA4200, Oshkosh, WI, August 1, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2004, 11:00 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9667° N, 88.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9667&lon=-88.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1056L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1056L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B (registry code 41819, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 108 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040801028269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT HIT LARGE WAVE ON TAKEOFF RUN. BECAME AIRBORNE, LANDED HARD. PROP STRIKE TO FUSELAGE, INTERNAL DAMAGE TO STRUCTURE.

## 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 CHI04CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA219), Aug 1, 2004: Lake LA4-200 (N1056L), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable rough water conditions encountered during the attempted water takeoff.

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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