# Incident 20150809013869I: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200, Rockford, MI, August 9, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2015, 20:21 local time
- Place: Rockford, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1368° N, 85.5546° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1368&lon=-85.5546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8004C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8004C) (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 I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,961 total, 156 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150809013869I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER WATER-SPLASH FOULED WINDSCREEN, LEFT WINGTIP IMPACTED WATER ON TURNAROUND, AIRCRAFT LANDED ON WATER.

## Other reports on N8004C (1)

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

- [Accident 19810207004549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810207004549A), Feb 7, 1981: Conaer LA4200 (N8004C), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. Amphibian struck a submerged object during 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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