# NTSB FTW81DRG17: Lake LA-4, N3046P, Burnet, TX, January 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1981
- Place: Burnet, TX · BURNET, TX
- Location: 30.7507° N, 98.2383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burnet, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7507&lon=-98.2383&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0112  81/1/18  NR.BURNET,TX          LAKE LA-4           CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N3046P              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             50, 4864 TOTAL HOURS, 17
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE BUCHANAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BURNET,TX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- L SPONSON CAUGHT WATER DRG STEP TURN.BOTH SPONSONS DMGD, FUSELAGE,RUDDER,GR DOOR DENTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3046P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3046P-1984-07-11), registration cancelled 1984-07-11, S/N 968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA-4
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 2400108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lake Buchanan

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810118001899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810118001899A), Jan 18, 1981: Conaer LA4, Tow, TX, Substantial damage. Dug in a pontoon during fast water step turn. Pilot lost directional control.

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.

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