# Accident 19790520014589A: Conaer LA4200, Oak Grove, VA, May 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Oak Grove, VA
- Airport: Harbor View
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2013° N, 76.9752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Harbor View Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2013&lon=-76.9752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2596P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2596P) (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 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,804 total, 9 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DID16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DID16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520014589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF WHEN HE DETERMINED HE WAS NOT BECOMING AIRBORNE SOON ENOUGH TO CLEAR TREES. HIT DRIFTING LOG.

## 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 IAD79DID16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DID16), May 20, 1979: Lake LA4 (N2596P), Oak Grove, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2596P (2)

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

- [Accident 19910601018569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910601018569A), Jun 1, 1991: Conaer LA4200 (N2596P), Battle Creek, MI, Substantial damage. Amphibian bounced into air after crossing boat wake while step taxiing. Student cut power. Nosed into lake. Sank.
- [Incident 19780528040529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528040529I), May 28, 1978: Conaer LA4200 (N2596P), Aquia Creek, VA, Substantial damage. Student applied excessive rudder causing auxiliary floats to buckle during step turn practice.

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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