# NTSB FTW82DA197: Consolidated Aeronautics LA-4-200, N80022, Canyon Lake, TX, May 28, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 28, 1982, 12:55 local (17:55 UTC)
- Place: Canyon Lake, TX
- Coordinates: 29.700662, -98.110305 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7007&lon=-98.1103&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70126
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA197
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70126/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA197

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - thunderstorm (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AFTER TAXIING AROUND THE SHORELINE, TAKING-OFF, AND LANDING AGAIN, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO TAKEOFF A SECOND TIME BECAUSE HIS LEFT PONTOON WAS SUBMERGING. HE PROCEEDED TO DRAIN THE WATER OUT AT A PUBLIC BOAT DOCK AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF DUE TO AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AFTER FAILING TO GAIN ALTITUDE DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N80022](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80022-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 1006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LA-4-200
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 2400108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1006
- Airframe hours: 170
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Trans-State Oil And Gas Of Ame
- Registered owner: Trans-State Oil And Gas Of Ame
- Departed: CANYON LAKE, TX
- Destination: CANYON LAKE, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 12,662 total, 150 in this make and model, 12,490 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,600 ft broken
- Temperature: 178 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: HOU, 200 nm away

## 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 19820528019959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820528019959A), May 28, 1982: Conaer LA4200, Canyon Lake, TX, Destroyed. Pilot attempted downwind takeoff on lake, aircraft collided with trees and crashed. Thunderstorms in area.

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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