# Incident 19791104056669I: Conaer LA4200, Simsbury, CT, November 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Simsbury, CT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8759° N, 72.8012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simsbury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8759&lon=-72.8012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3094P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3094P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 750 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/19791104056669I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON GRASS NEXT TO RUNWAY WHEN GEAR DID NOT OPERATE. PN241131 FITTING HAD FAILED ON GEAR ACTUATOR.

## Other reports on N3094P (1)

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

- [Accident 20120617012229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120617012229A), Jun 17, 2012: Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 (N3094P), Lakeview, AR, Substantial damage. During landing the pilot lost control of the aircraft and veered to the left of the runway, colliding with a row of pine trees and a wooden fence,…

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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