# Accident 19790506012329A: Conaer LA4, Whitefield, NH, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: Whitefield, NH
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3713° N, 71.6100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitefield, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3713&lon=-71.6100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6181V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6181V-2000-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 (registry code 2400108, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 52 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506012329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING IN A CROSS WIND.

## 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 NYC79FNC26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC26), May 6, 1979: Lake 4-200 (N6181V), Whitefield, NH, 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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