# Accident 19731027036099A: Conaer LA4, Norwood, MA, October 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1973
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7631L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7631L-1990-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731027036099A

## Narrative

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

OTR PLTS EXPD BRAKE FADE DRG TAXI BACK TO TIEDOWN BRAKES CKD OK.GREASY RESIDUE FOUND ON BRAKE DISC

## 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 NYC74FNA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA24), Oct 27, 1973: Lake LA-4 (N7631L), Norwood, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7631L (1)

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

- [Incident 19791126045569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791126045569I), Nov 26, 1979: Conaer LA4 (N7631L), Gorman, TN, Minor damage. Aircraft received minor damage during takeoff from pasture, where pilot landed when out of fuel.

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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