# Accident 19810815069699A: Conaer LA4200, Lake George, NY, August 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1981, 21:30 local time
- Place: Lake George, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4259° N, 73.7152° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake George, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4259&lon=-73.7152&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 9 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FFA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815069699A

## Narrative

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

NOT RATED IN TYPE. LANDED AMPHIBIAN IN A LAKE AT NIGHT AND STRUCK ROCKS.

## 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 NYC81FFA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFA21), Aug 15, 1981: Lake LA-4 (N65723), Lake George, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N65723 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800419045079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419045079I), Apr 19, 1980: Conaer LA4200 (N65723), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. Nose gear would not extend for landing due to improper servicing. Landing made with nose gear up.

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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