# Accident 19741013033839A: Conaer LA4200, Weems, VA, October 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1974
- Place: Weems, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 37.6550° N, 76.4512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weems, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6550&lon=-76.4512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5045L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5045L-1978-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,423 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75DID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DID08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741013033839A

## Narrative

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

HIT WATER BOW FIRST,NOSED OVR.

## 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 IAD75DID08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DID08), Oct 13, 1974: Lake LA4200 (N5045L), Weems, VA, substantial damage

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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