# Incident 19800419045079I: Conaer LA4200, Morristown, NJ, April 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1980, 22:43 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65723, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65723) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 0 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/19800419045079I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FOR LANDING DUE TO IMPROPER SERVICING. LANDING MADE WITH NOSE GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N65723 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810815069699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815069699A), Aug 15, 1981: Conaer LA4200 (N65723), Lake George, NY, Substantial damage. Not rated in type. Landed amphibian in a lake at night and struck rocks.

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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