# Accident 19770227004359A: Conaer LA4210, Croydon, PA, February 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1977
- Place: Croydon, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.0903° N, 74.8967° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Croydon, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0903&lon=-74.8967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1225L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1225L-2000-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4210
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 10 in this make and model, 209 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770227004359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT ON RIVER LANDING

## 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 NYC77FHD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD09), Feb 27, 1977: Lake L4-200 (N1225L), Croydon, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1225L (2)

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

- [Incident 20000305002189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000305002189I), Mar 5, 2000: Conaer LA4200 (N1225L), Covington, LA, Minor damage. (-23) During water landing, the left landing gear extended and contacted the water, causing the aircraft to turn upside down. The right main landing gear…
- [Incident 19931231051429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231051429I), Dec 31, 1993: Conaer LA4200 (N1225L), Slidell, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft veered left on rollout. Came to a sudden stop. Left hand main landing gear retract pivot point had broken.

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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