# Accident 19761105036199A: Conaer LA4200, South Boston, VA, November 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1976
- Place: South Boston, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.7118° N, 78.9134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Boston, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7118&lon=-78.9134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5021L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5021L-1996-06-14) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,358 total, 5 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761105036199A

## Narrative

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

PLT MISREAD FUEL DIP STICK THOUGHT FUEL ON BOARD 10 GAL,MARK IND 5 GAL.

## 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 IAD77FID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FID05), Nov 5, 1976: Lake LA-200 (N5021L), South Boston, 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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