# Accident 19800825037869A: Conaer LA4200, Highland Park, IL, August 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1980, 12:00 local time
- Place: Highland Park, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1824° N, 87.8108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Highland Park, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1824&lon=-87.8108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6183V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6183V) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 726 total, 648 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEE45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800825037869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CRASHED INTO TREES DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM UNIMPROVED FIELD.

## 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 CHI80FEE45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEE45), Aug 25, 1980: Lake LA-4 (N6183V), Highland Park, IL, 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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