# Accident 19780806022639A: Conaer LA4, Lexington, SC, August 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1978
- Place: Lexington, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.9929° N, 81.2218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9929&lon=-81.2218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6676L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6676L-2013-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 38 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780806022639A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED TKOF WITH FULL UP TRIM SETTING.

## 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 MIA78DLG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG31), Aug 6, 1978: Lake LA-4 (N6676L), Lexington, SC, destroyed

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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