# Accident 19830702039699A: Conaer LA4, Gainesville, FL, July 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1983, 13:45 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6497° N, 82.4209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6497&lon=-82.4209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1FQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1FQ-2004-03-03) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,819 total, 28 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830702039699A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. LANDED ON OVERRUN. RIGHT MAIN GEAR HIT A HOLE TAXIING TO RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR FOLDED.

## 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 MIA83LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA193), Jul 2, 1983: Lake LA-4 (N1FQ), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1FQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19780913017339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780913017339I), Sep 13, 1978: Conaer LA4 (N1FQ), Gainesville, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on roll out. Hydraulic flex line had ruptured.

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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