# Accident 20200814016989A: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200, West Palm Beach, FL, August 14, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2020, 17:00 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8456° N, 80.2217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8456&lon=-80.2217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2994P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2994P-2021-03-06) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200814016989A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA20LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA285), Aug 14, 2020: Lake LA4 (N2994P), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: An on-ground engine fire, the source of which could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N2994P (1)

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

- [Accident 19980124003579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980124003579A), Jan 24, 1998: Conaer LA4200 (N2994P), Satasota, FL, Substantial damage. Uncommanded pitchdown on climbout. Able land back on river. Left horizontal stabilizer attach failed due to fretting. (-23) during takeoff at about 300 feet,…

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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