# Incident 20070124010009I: Conaer LA4200, West Palm Beac, FL, January 24, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 2007, 20:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beac, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1059L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1059L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 85 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070124010009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THIS AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT) DEPARTED GILBERT AIRPORT (KGIF) IN WINTER HAVEN, FL ON A RETURN TRIP TO PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK (KLNA) IN LANTANA, FL. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY 12.5 MILES WEST OF KPBI AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A FORCED EMERGENCY LANDING ON A SECTION OF THE EVERGLADES CONTAINING ENOUGH WATER TO MAKE A WATER LANDING WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURIES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTACTED A PASSING JET VIA FREQUENCY 121.50, THE CREW OF THE JET PASSED THE INFO TO ATC WHO ALERTED THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPT. ON ANOTHER DAY, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH PORTABLE FUEL. ADDED FUEL TO THE MAIN FUEL TANK, AND A CONTRACT PILOT FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE WELLINGTON AERO CLUB (FD38).

## Other reports on N1059L (1)

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

- [Incident 20060930027319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060930027319I), Sep 30, 2006: Conaer LA4200 (N1059L), West Palm Beac, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft departed lantana airport at approximately 10:00 a.m. pilot states that fuel tank was topped off full to forty gallons. Pilot states that he flew…

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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