# NTSB MIA81DA080: Lake 4-200, N6155V, Ponce, PR, March 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1981
- Place: Ponce, PR · PONCE,PR, PR
- Location: 17.9997° N, 66.6237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponce, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=17.9997&lon=-66.6237&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DA080
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DA080

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1194  81/3/23    PONCE,PR            LAKE 4-200          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1221
        TIME - 1700                    N6155V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONCE HARBOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONCE,PR                    SAN JUAN,PR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- ABORTED WTR TKOF AFTER EXCESSIVE RUN.LWRD GEAR TO AVOID BOAT.GEAR & WING FLOATS DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6155V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6155V-1993-03-04), registration cancelled 1993-03-04, S/N 809 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAKE 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ponce Harbor

## 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 19810323041319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810323041319A), Mar 23, 1981: Conaer LA4200, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff run due to boat traffic. Attempted to slow speed by lowering gear. Amphibian water-looped.

## Other investigations on N6155V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA127), Apr 22, 1986: Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 (N6155V), San Juan, PR, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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