# Incident 19780601041409I: Conaer LA4200, Kenai, AK, June 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1108L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1108L-1981-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4 (registry code 2400102, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780601041409I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. PILOT PREOCCUPIED BY RAIN SHOWERS.

## Other reports on N1108L (1)

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

- [Accident 19800824037789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824037789A), Aug 24, 1980: Conaer LA4 (N1108L), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot attempting landing on glassy water. Aircraft hit hard and sank.

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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