# Incident 19780907018599I: Conaer LA4200, Willow, AK, September 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1978, 07:45 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Nancy Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7033° N, 150.0071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NANCY LAKE (78Z), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7033&lon=-150.0071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6177V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6177V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 200 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/19780907018599I

## Narrative

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

WING FLOATS DAMAGED ON LANDING. NOSE GAR DOOR LINKAGE HAD BROKEN CAUSING SHARP TURN.

## Other reports on N6177V (1)

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

- [Incident 20080214012779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080214012779I), Feb 14, 2008: Conaer LA4200 (N6177V), Fredericksburg, TX, No damage. (-23) While approaching to land, the pilot in command of N6177V, [privacy data omitted], became distracted while trying to complete the before landing…

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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