# Accident 20200825021939A: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200, Rawlins, WY, August 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2020, 06:58 local time
- Place: Rawlins, WY
- Airport: Rawlins Municipal/Harvey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8058° N, 107.2003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8058&lon=-107.2003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93AB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93AB-2024-11-23) (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 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 52 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200825021939A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR20LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA301), Aug 25, 2020: Lake LA4 (N93AB), Rawlins, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to depart despite a known mechanical trim malfunction and with a high-density altitude and the airplane at or above its maximum gross weight.

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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