# Accident 19910607020519A: Conaer LA4200, Paulding, OH, June 7, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Paulding, OH
- Airport: Paulding Airport Inc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1681° N, 84.5569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Paulding Airport Inc Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1681&lon=-84.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516L-1994-08-02) (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 IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910607020519A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED. HIT WIRES ON FORCED LANDING. PILOT HAD JUST CHANGED OIL FILTER. NO LEAK CHECK.

## 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 NYC91LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA151), Jun 7, 1991: Aerofab 4/210 (N516L), Paulding, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE OIL FILTER BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A LEAK AND SUBSEQUENT OIL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N516L (1)

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

- [Accident 19850629028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850629028609A), Jun 29, 1985: Conaer LA4200 (N516L), Hart, MI, Substantial damage. Struck submerged log during takeoff. Lifted off nose high and fell back into lake. Lost a float. Amphibian capsized.

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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