# Accident 20040821021749A: Conaer LA4200, Oroville, CA, August 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2004, 11:25 local time
- Place: Oroville, CA
- Airport: Lake Oroville Landing Area Spb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4636° N, 121.6786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4636&lon=-121.6786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1238L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1238L-2004-11-24) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040821021749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE BOUNCED OFF THE WATER AND CAME DOWN WITH A VERY NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT SANK IMMEDIATELY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 LAX04FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA300), Aug 21, 2004: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (N1238L), Oroville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the water's surface, which resulted in his dragging of the right wing pontoon during low-altitude flight. The glassy-surfaced water was a contributing…

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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