# Accident 19791116032459A: Conaer LA4, Groton, CT, November 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1979, 12:20 local time
- Place: Groton, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3249° N, 72.0669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Groton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3249&lon=-72.0669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1164L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1164L-2022-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4 (registry code 5110302, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791116032459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAID HATCH CAME OPEN DURING WATER TAKEOFF. TRIED TO SECURE RIGHT WING FLOAT,HIT WAVE. WATER LOOPED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC80FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE02), Nov 16, 1979: Lake LA-4 (N1164L), Griswold, CT, 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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