Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 accident near San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 22, 1986
On April 22, 1986 at about 2:30 pm local time, a Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200, registered N6155V, was substantially damaged in an accident near San Juan, Puerto Rico (Isla Grade airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 22, 1986 · about 2:30 pm local time · cases in 1986
- Place
- San Juan, Puerto Rico · Isla Grade · cases near this airport
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 LAKE LA-4- · all LAKE LA-4-200s on the register
- Registration
- N6155V · registry record · serial 809
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT ON LANDING THE ACFT STARTED TO PORPOISE.HE LOST CONTROL, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RWY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 70 hours in all; 34 in this make and model; 32 in the last 90 days; 2 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 839 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 20, 1985
- Maximum gross weight: 2,690 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 5,300 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:44 pm from SJU, 5 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N6155V on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 140 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. 155 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B 52 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Puerto Rico 282 since 1982 · 33 in the last ten years
- Puerto Rico 493 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/MIA86LA127.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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