# Accident 19750118001139A: Conaer LA4200, Dyersburg, TN, January 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1975
- Place: Dyersburg, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 36.0468° N, 89.3780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dyersburg, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0468&lon=-89.3780&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5027L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5027L-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,035 total, 232 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLT08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750118001139A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIAN SANK DURING DEMO OF CIRCULAR TAXI/TAKEOFF.WRECKAGE NOT RECOVERED.PLT THOUGHT R GR EXTDD.

## 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 IAD75FLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLT08), Jan 18, 1975: Lake LA4200 (N5027L), Dyersburg, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5027L (1)

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

- [Incident 19780323010109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780323010109I), Mar 23, 1978: Conaer LA4 (N5027L), Sitka, AK, Destroyed. Pilot landed short due to loss of power. Sank in rough sea, demolished by tide and rocks.

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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