# Accident 19820930050769A: Conaer LA4, Lancaster, OH, September 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, OH
- Airport: Fairfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7193° N, 82.5907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7193&lon=-82.5907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39786, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39786-1988-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,341 total, 236 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82DA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820930050769A

## Narrative

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

A FEW MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, ENGINE QUIT AND CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CHI82DA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA368), Sep 30, 1982: Lake LA-4 (N39786), Lancaster, OH, 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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