# Accident 19730722022479A: Conaer LA4, Bethel, ME, July 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1973
- Place: Bethel, ME
- Airport: Songo Pond
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 44.4038° N, 70.7864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4038&lon=-70.7864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1127L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1127L-2016-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730722022479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON TOUCHDOWN NOSE DUG INTO WATER LEFT FLOAT BROKE OFF.AIRCRAFT SANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC74FNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC12), Jul 22, 1973: Lake LA-4 (N1127L), Bethel, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1127L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120927023099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120927023099A), Sep 27, 2012: Lake LA-4 (N1127L), Kenosha, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot performed successful run up and departed runway 7R at Kenosha. During the take off roll, engine began sputtering. Pilot continued roll and became…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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