# Accident 19810402020519A: Conaer LA4, Cordova, AK, April 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Eyak Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5428° N, 145.7575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cordova, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5428&lon=-145.7575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1168L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1168L) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DAG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402020519A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON WATER LANDING. LOST CONTROL, VEERED INTO ROCK EMBANKMENT. NOT ENDORSED IN SEAPLANES.

## 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 ANC81DAG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG34), Apr 2, 1981: Lake LA-4 (N1168L), Cordova, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1168L (2)

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

- [Incident 20090528047119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090528047119I), May 28, 2009: Lake LA-4 (N1168L), North Pole, AK, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was attempting to fly his newly purchased Lake aircraft from Bradley air strip Alaska to chena marina Alaska on ferry permit. This…
- [Accident 19781008031409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008031409A), Oct 8, 1978: Conaer LA4 (N1168L), Harding Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Contacted brush off side of runway.

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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