# Accident 19831108056849A: Conaer LA4200, St Michaels, MD, November 8, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1983, 16:40 local time
- Place: St Michaels, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7918° N, 76.2206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Michaels, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7918&lon=-76.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5022L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,120 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FIG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831108056849A

## Narrative

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

AMPHIBIAN STRUCK THE WATER IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WHILE TRYING TO LAND ON GLASSY CLEAR SURFACE WATER.

## 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 ATL84FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FIG01), Nov 8, 1983: Lake LA-4-200 (N5022L), St. Michaels, MD, destroyed, 1 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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