# Accident 19960509010109A: Conaer LA4200, Lake Sunapee, NH, May 9, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1996
- Place: Lake Sunapee, NH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Aircraft: N5040L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5040L-2002-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lake LA-4-200 (registry code 5110310, https://openairdocs.org/model/lake-la-4-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960509010109A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO WATER AND SANK.

## 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 IAD96FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA074), May 9, 1996: Lake LA-4-200 (N5040L), Sunapee, NH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors in this accident were: the pilot's lack of currency in type and model airplane, and not following the requirement for the pilot to…

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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