# Accident 20210421006169A: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200, Twenty Nine Pal, CA, April 21, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2021, 15:12 local time
- Place: Twenty Nine Pal, CA
- Airport: Twenty Nine Palms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1363° N, 115.9836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1363&lon=-115.9836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2989P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2989P-2025-05-31) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210421006169A

## Narrative

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

N2989P DEPARTED KNTA AIRPORT. AIRPLANE CLIMED TO ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE AGL AT WHICH AIRCRAFT HAD PARTIAL LOSS OF POWERAND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. N2989P BEGAN TO VIBRATE IN THE ENGINE AREA. UNABLE TO GET BACK TO AIRPORT, THE PLANE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD AND SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE. PILOT HAD MINOR INJURIES

## 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 WPR21LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA171), Apr 21, 2021: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (N2989P), Twentynine Palms, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to inadequate ignition from cracked spark plugs and a failed magneto.

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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