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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 · West Palm Beach, FL · August 14, 2020

Date: August 14, 2020 · 17:00 local
Place: West Palm Beach, FL
Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2994P
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA285
Reported as: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,000 total250 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N2994PRegistration cancelled Mar 6, 2021 · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200S/N 956 · Built 1979 Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

West Palm Beach, FL (F45): N2994P, LA42, heard a pop while landing. Aircraft caught on fire on taxiway while taxiing. Fire started behind the pilot area. Both occupants were able to exit the aircraft with minor injuries from the flames and were transported to a local hospital for treatment. About 75 percent of the aircraft is burned and destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (F45): N2994P, LA42, HEARD A POP WHILE LANDING. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING. FIRE STARTED BEHIND THE PILOT AREA. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES FROM THE FLAMES AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF THE AIRCRAFT IS BURNED AND DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA20LA285Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportWest Palm Beach, FLAn on-ground engine fire, the source of which could not be determined based on the available evidence.Aug 14, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2994P · 1

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

Accident 19980124003579AForced/Precautionary Landing · Satasota, FLUncommanded pitchdown on climbout. Able land back on river. Left horizontal stabilizer attach failed due to fretting. (-23) during takeoff at about 300 feet, the attach brackett for the left horizontal stabilizer failed causing the assembly to be pushed down…Jan 24, 1998 · Substantial damage