# Accident 19961127036769A: Conaer LA4200, St Petersburg, FL, November 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.8193° N, 82.6797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8193&lon=-82.6797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1109L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1109L-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4 (registry code 2400102, https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-aeronautics-lake-la-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER LA4200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961127036769A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. STRUCK TREES IN CHURCH YARD. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. MISFIGURED TIME AND FUEL.

## 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 ATL97LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA020), Nov 27, 1996: Lake LA-4-200 (N1109L), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N1109L (2)

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

- [Incident 19780223000969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780223000969I), Feb 23, 1978: Conaer LA4200 (N1109L), Conroe, TX, Minor damage. Pilot landing amphib on water in a crosswind. He hit hard, bounced, nose turned 30 degrees, then hit again.
- [Accident 19760422010979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760422010979A), Apr 22, 1976: Conaer LA4210 (N1109L), Baytown, TX, Substantial damage. Nr 2 rod bearing failed. Hit levee in rice fld.

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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