# Accident 20110902020309A: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200, Lakeport, CA, September 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2011, 16:51 local time
- Place: Lakeport, CA
- Airport: Lampson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9972° N, 122.9136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9972&lon=-122.9136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80033, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80033-2017-09-26) (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: CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110902020309A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2011, AT 1649 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS, INC., LAKELA-4-200 BUCCANEER, N80033, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWINGTAKEOFF FROM LAMPSON FIELD AIRPORT, LAKEPORT, CALIFORNIA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANTOF THE AIRPLANE, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THEPROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILEDFOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHICH HAD JUST ORIGINATED. A FLIGHT PLAN HAD NOT BEEN FILED.SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED THAT DURING THE AIRPLANE'S TAKEOFF ROLL, THE ENGINE SOUNDED GOOD, BUTSEEMED LIKE LESS THAN FULL POWER. SOON AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTEDTERRAIN IN A WINE VINEYARD.

## 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 WPR11FA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA424), Sep 2, 2011: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (N80033), Lakeport, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the takeoff with reduced engine power, which resulted in a collision with terrain during the takeoff initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss…

## Other reports on N80033 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840829056719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840829056719I), Aug 29, 1984: Conaer LA4200 (N80033), Miami, FL. Unable to extend nose gear for landing. Water landed in a canal. Uplock was out of adjustment.
- [Incident 19810420034079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420034079I), Apr 20, 1981: Conaer LA4200 (N80033), Miami, FL, Minor damage. During water landing aircraft yawed hard left and wing tip dug in. Gear door damaged and rod broken.

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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