Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LA-4-200 accident near Unknown, Florida, July 9, 1992
On July 9, 1992 at about 12:00 pm local time, a Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LA-4-200, registered N2969P, was substantially damaged in an accident near Unknown, Florida. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE DURING UNKNOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 9, 1992 · about 12:00 pm local time
- Place
- Unknown, Florida
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LA-4-200
- Registration
- N2969P · registry record · serial 949
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE DATE, TIME, & CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ACCIDENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DAMAGE TO THE AMPHIBIOUS AIRPLANE WAS DISCOVERED WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT OUT OF THE WATER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.
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
- Medical certificate: Unknown
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,307 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, April 22, 1992; 46 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,600 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Mta Aero Services
The flight
- Departed from: MTH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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Other NTSB records under N2969P the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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