# NTSB MIA81DLD39: Lake LA4200, N3136P, Sanibel Island, FL, May 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1981
- Place: Sanibel Island, FL · SANIBEL ISLAND, FL
- Location: 26.4404° N, 82.1137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanibel Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4404&lon=-82.1137&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126039
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DLD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0939   81/5/3    SANIBEL ISLAND,FL   LAKE LA4200         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 104
        TIME - 1300                    N3136P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANIBEL ISLAND,FL           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT                             TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE DRNG TKOF RUN,R FLOAT DUG INTO WATER & TORE OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3136P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3136P-1982-05-21), registration cancelled 1982-05-21, S/N 986, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810503023799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810503023799A), May 3, 1981: Conaer LA4200, Sanibel, FL, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on rough water. Porpoised. Dug in a wing-tip float. Wing-tip struck water stopping 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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