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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 · Rawlins, WY · August 25, 2020

Date
August 25, 2020 · 06:58 local
Place
Rawlins, WY
Airport
Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N93AB
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20LA301
Reported as
Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
507 total52 in this make and model69 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft departed runway 29, after takeoff, aircraft was not able to gain altitude. Pilot turned left to return to the airport. During turn, left wing and lower fuselage impacted a dirt/asphalt berm (along side of main runway under construction) and the aircraft came to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 29, AFTER TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE. PILOT TURNED LEFT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING TURN, LEFT WING AND LOWER FUSELAGE IMPACTED A DIRT/ASPHALT BERM (ALONG SIDE OF MAIN RUNWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION) AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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