# Accident 19831227069979A: Conaer LA4200, Great Falls, MT, December 27, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1983, 22:10 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5097° N, 111.2707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5097&lon=-111.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39451, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39451-1989-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,865 total, 8 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831227069979A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT WHEN OIL BREATHER FROZE OVER.

## 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 DEN84LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA052), Dec 28, 1983: Lake LA-4-200 (N39451), Great Falls, MT, 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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