# NTSB MIA80DLD77: Lake LA4200, N3122P, Blue Cypress, FL, March 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1980
- Place: Blue Cypress, FL · BLUE CYPRESS, FL
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132028
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1024  80/3/20    BLUE CYPRESS,FL     LAKE LA4200         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N3122P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE CYPRESS LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERO BEACH,FL               BLUE CYPRESS,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        REMARKS- DEMONSTRATING SHARP TURN TECHNIQUE.LOST CTL WHEN FLOAT DUG INTO WATER.BOTH FLOATS DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3122P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3122P), registered now, S/N 984, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE LA4200
- Registry model: [Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (registry code 2400108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Blue Cypress Lake

## 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 19800320025739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800320025739A), Mar 20, 1980: Conaer LA4200, Blue Cypress La, FL, Substantial damage. Instructor demonstrating water taxiing techniques dug wing into water causing substantial damage to aircraft.

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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