# NTSB NYC87LA229: Lake LA-4, N8012Q, Lake George, NY, August 12, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 12, 1987, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Lake George, NY
- Coordinates: 43.419883, -73.709655 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4199&lon=-73.7097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30716
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC87LA229
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30716/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA229

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - submerged object (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A LAKE, THE AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN OBJECT. THE PLANE SETTLED BACK INTO THE WATER BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE COCKPIT BEGAN FILLING WITH WATER AND THE ACFT SANK IN ABOUT 45 FEET OF WATER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8012Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8012Q-1998-03-03), registration cancelled 1998-03-03, S/N 1067 (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
- Serial number: 1067
- Airframe hours: 325
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-A1B 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Edward Vincent Moore
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 10, 1987, 50 hours before

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 218 total, 40 in this make and model, 29 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19870812044039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812044039A), Aug 12, 1987: Conaer LA4200, Lake George, NY, Substantial damage. Hit a boat wake or submerged log on the step for water takeoff. Broke windshield flipped over and sank.

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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