# Accident 19771022032149A: Conaer LA4200, Saratoga Spngs, NY, October 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1977
- Place: Saratoga Spngs, NY
- Airport: Saratoga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 43.0507° N, 73.8616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARATOGA COUNTY (5B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0507&lon=-73.8616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39783 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,319 total, 85 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771022032149A

## Narrative

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

N3501,SUBSTANTIAL DMG. PLT SEAT BACK FAILED, PLT UNABLE TO REACH BRAKES.

## 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 NYC77FFA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA02), Oct 22, 1977: Lake LA-4 (N39783), Saratoga Spngs, NY, 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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