# Accident 19800422009999A: Conaer LA4200, Laconia, NH, April 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1980, 16:00 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5765° N, 71.4823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laconia, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5765&lon=-71.4823&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1063L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,233 total, 202 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FNC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800422009999A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN ROUGH WATER, FLIPPED OVER. POSSIBLE CAUSES; STRUCK SUBMERGED LOG AND/OR DUG NOSE IN ROUGH WATER.

## 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 NYC80FNC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNC22), Apr 22, 1980: Lake 4-200 (N1063L), Laconia, 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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