# Accident 19780630019059A: Conaer LA4, San Antonio, TX, June 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1978
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2036L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2036L-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,365 total, 27 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630019059A

## Narrative

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

PERFORMING STEP TAXI MANEUVERS. AMPHIBIOUS. MISC-NOSE GR DOOR OPNED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON

## 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 FTW78FRG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG58), Jun 30, 1978: Lake LA-4 (N2036L), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2036L (2)

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

- [Accident 19761222039699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761222039699A), Dec 22, 1976: Conaer LA4 (N2036L), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Hit road curb.
- [Accident 19751123037549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751123037549A), Nov 23, 1975: Conaer LA4 (N2036L), Angola, IN, Substantial damage. R wing float ctctd water,plt lost ctl.

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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