# Incident 20240713009789I: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 13, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2024, 13:58 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0717° N, 80.1497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD INTL (FLL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0717&lon=-80.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72GV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72GV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240713009789I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON MAINTENANCE/PAINTSHOP FROM MAY 26 TO JULY 9, 2024. ON JULY 13, 2024, DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE PRESENCE OF WATER IN THE FUEL TANKS WAS NOTED (PIC DRAINED THE FUEL UNTIL IT WAS FREE OF WATER). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED APPROXIMATELY AT 1358 LOCAL TIME. DURING THE CLIMB OUT, THE PIC EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE PROBLEM (PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER); THE AIRMEN DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. POST-INCIDENT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE OLD FUEL/CONTAMINATION DUE TO THE AIRPLANE NOT HAVING BEEN OPERATED FOR A LONG TIME AND THE SUMMER SEASON (HEAVY RAIN). AS A CORRECTIVE ACTION, THE FUEL TANKS WERE DRAINED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FUEL, AND THE SPARK PLUGS/AIR FILTERS ALSO WERE REPLACED. THE MAINTENANCE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED SATISFACTORILY WITH NORMAL PARAMETERS.

## Other reports on N72GV (1)

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

- [Incident 19960701027259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960701027259I), Jul 1, 1996: Conaer LA4200 (N72GV), Ketchikan, AL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot distracted by landing traffic & inbound traffic. Pilot did not use checklist, did not lower gear for landing. Inbound to Ketchikan on runway…

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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