# Accident 19801004050549A: Conaer LA4200, Little Egg Harb, NJ, October 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1980, 14:20 local time
- Place: Little Egg Harb, NJ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N875SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N875SR-2013-09-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 591 total, 7 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801004050549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT HIGH TENSION LINES AND CRASHED INTO RIVER.

## 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 NYC81FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA001), Oct 4, 1980: Lake 4-200 (N875SR), Little Egg, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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